The Effect of Semantic Support on Word Learning

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age2-4
SponsorUniversity of Arizona

About this trial

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare word learning outcomes in late talking toddlers who are taught different types of words. The main question it aims to answer is if teaching words that come from categories that children already know (e.g., animals) will aid overall word learning. Children will take part in the Vocabulary Acquisition and Usage for Late Talkers (VAULT) word learning treatment and be taught words from more familiar or less familiar categories to see which group learns more words overall.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Native English Speaking

Pass pure tone hearing screening or medical report of normal hearing

2-3 Years of age

MCDI expressive scale <10th percentile

Disqualifiers

Parental report of other diagnoses

Enrolled in concurrent treatment elsewhere

Nonverbal IQ <75 as measured by the Bayley scales

Parents unable to consistently bring child to treatment sessions

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • VAULT Phase 5

Treatment groups

32 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

University of Arizona

Lead sponsor

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

Collaborator