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ERIC Number: ED583854
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Jun
Pages: 11
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Effects of Morphological-Based Intervention on Vocabulary Learning in School-Age Children with Language Learning Difficulties. EBP Briefs. Volume 9, Issue 2
Steele, Sara C.
EBP Briefs (Evidence-based Practice Briefs)
Clinical Question: Do school-age children with language learning difficulties who receive morphological-based intervention show improvement in word knowledge relative to a comparison intervention or control condition? Method: Systematic Review. Sources: ERIC, ASHAWire, PsycINFO, Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA). Search Terms: language AND morph* AND intervention, therapy, teaching, instruction, Treatment. Number of Studies Included: 5. Primary Results: Children with language learning difficulties learn the meanings of morphemes that are directly taught during morphological-based intervention. Children with language learning difficulties who receive morphological-based intervention show generalization of taught derivational morphemes to untaught words. Children with language learning difficulties have shown clinically significant improvement on standardized vocabulary tests following morphological-based intervention. Conclusions: An overall aim of a morphological-based vocabulary intervention is for students to strategically apply their knowledge of derivational morphemes and root words to predict meanings of unknown morphologically complex words. There is high-level evidence supporting the effects of morphological-based instruction on vocabulary for typically developing children. However, additional research is needed to firmly establish the effectiveness of morphological-based strategies for the population of students with language learning difficulties. For these students, there is minimal evidence (primarily case and single-subject studies) that supports incorporating morphological-based strategies as one component within a comprehensive vocabulary intervention program. Additional research is needed to determine the effectiveness of morphological-based approaches compared to other vocabulary approaches.
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Language: English
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