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Title: Executive Function Training in Children with SLI: A Pilot Study
Language: English
Authors: Vugs, Brigitte, Knoors, Harry, Cuperus, Juliane, Hendriks, Marc, Verhoeven, Ludo
Source: Child Language Teaching and Therapy. Feb 2017 33(1):47-66.
Availability: SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 20
Publication Date: 2017
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Executive Function, Training, Pilot Projects, Foreign Countries, Preadolescents, Language Impairments, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Spatial Ability, Followup Studies, Randomized Controlled Trials, Intervention, Short Term Memory, Pretests Posttests, Control Groups, Attention Control, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Meta Analysis, Check Lists, Child Behavior, Statistical Analysis
Geographic Terms: Netherlands
Assessment and Survey Identifiers: Trail Making Test, Child Behavior Checklist
DOI: 10.1177/0265659016667772
ISSN: 0265-6590
Abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a computer-based executive function (EF) training in children with specific language impairment (SLI). Ten children with SLI, ages 8 to 12 years, completed a 25-session training of visuospatial working memory, inhibition and cognitive flexibility over a 6-week period. Treatment outcome was examined directly after training and at 6 months follow-up by tasks of the three trained EF, tasks of untrained neurocognitive functions (verbal working memory, attention, planning and fluency), and ratings of EF and behavioral problems by parents and teachers. Directly after training, results showed significant improvement on cognitive flexibility and a positive trend for visuospatial storage and inhibition. At 6 months follow-up, the children performed significantly better on tasks of all three trained EFs. Furthermore, the results showed significant improvement on sustained attention, attention control, parent- and teacher-rated attention behavior and parent-rated EF and externalizing behavior with medium effect sizes. The results of this pilot study highlight the importance of a large-scale, randomized controlled trial examining the possible effects of EF training in children with SLI.
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Number of References: 81
Entry Date: 2017
Accession Number: EJ1129931
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