Child Language Teaching and Therapy

 

Advanced Search

Journal Navigation

Journal Home

Subscriptions

Archive

Contact Us

Table of Contents

Register here for free online access to SAGE language and linguistics journals

Sign In to gain access to subscriptions and/or personal tools.
This Article
Right arrow Abstract Freely available
Right arrow Free Full Text (Free PDF) Free
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Right arrow Citation Map
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to Saved Citations
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Right arrow Request Reprints
Right arrow Add to My Marked Citations
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Kouri, T. A.
Right arrow Articles by Winn, J.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
Social Bookmarking
Add to CiteULike   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us   Add to Digg   Add to Reddit   Add to Technorati  
What's this?
Child Language Teaching and Therapy, Vol. 22, No. 3, 293-313 (2006)
DOI: 10.1191/0265659006ct309xx

Lexical learning in sung and spoken story script contexts

Theresa A. Kouri

University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa, USA, theresa.kouri{at}uni.edu

Jennifer Winn

University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa, USA

Although most children seem to love music, our understanding of the role it plays in facilitating speech and language learning is limited, as is research validating its efficacy in the clinical setting. The purpose of this study was to examine how singing affects children’s quick incidental learning (QUIL) of novel vocabulary terms. Sixteen children with language delay and mild developmental delays were presented with spoken and sung story scripts containing eight novel words over two experimental sessions. Lexical probes indicated that children’s naming and comprehension of target lexical items did not significantly differ as a result of hearing sung versus spoken scripts versions. A significant increase was noted in the number of children’s unsolicited target word productions from Session 1 to Session 2 in the Sung Condition, indicating that sung input may enhance only particular aspects of quick incidental word learning.

References

  • Albert, M., Sparks, R. and Helm, N. 1973: Melodic intonation therapy for aphasics . Archives of Neurology 29, 130-131 .[Medline] [Order article via Infotrieve]
  • Braithwaite, B. and Sigafoos, J. 1998: Effects of social versus musical antecedents on communication responsiveness in five children with developmental disabilities . Journal of Music Therapy 35, 88-104 .
  • Cohen, N. S. 1994: Speech and song: Implications for therapy . Music Therapy Perspectives 12, 8-14 .
  • Cohen, J. 1988: Statistical power analysis for the behavioral sciences (2nd ed.) Hills Dale, NJ: Erlbaum .
  • Colwell, C. M. 1994: Therapeutic applications of music in the whole language kindergarten . Journal of Music Therapy 31, 238-247 .
  • Dollaghan, C. A. 1987: Fast mapping in normal and language impaired children . Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders 52, 218-222 .[Abstract/Free Full Text]
  • Dunn, L. M. and Dunn, L. M. 1981: Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test. American Guidance Service .
  • Edgerton, C. L. 1994: The effect of improvisational music therapy on the communicative behaviours of autistic children . Journal of Music Therapy 31, 31-62 .
  • Ellis Weismer, S. and Hesketh, L. J. 1993: The influence of prosodic and gestural cues on novel word acquisition by children with specific language impairment . Journal of Speech and Hearing Research 36, 1013-1025 .
  • Ellis Weismer, S. and Hesketh, L. J. 1996: Lexical learning by children with specific language impairment: Effects of linguistic input presented at varying speaking rates . Journal of Speech and Hearing Research 39, 177-190 .
  • Ellis Weismer, S., Murray-Branch, J. & Miller, J. F. (1994). A prospective longitudinal study of language development in late talkers . Journal of Speech and Hearing Research 37, 852-867 .
  • Gauger, L. M., Lombardino, L. J. and Leonard, C. M. 1997: Brain morphology in children with specific language impairment . Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research 40, 1272-1284 .[Abstract/Free Full Text]
  • Gray, S. 2004: Word learning by preschoolers with specific language impairment: Predictors and poor learners . Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research 47, 1117-1132 .[Abstract/Free Full Text]
  • Harding, C. and Ballard, K. D. 1982: The effectiveness of music as a stimulus and as a contingent reward in promoting the spontaneous speech of three physically handicapped preschoolers . Journal of Music Therapy 19, 86-101 .
  • Hendrick, D. L., Prather, E. M. and Tobin A. R. 1984: Sequenced Inventory of Communication Development-Revised (SICD-R). University of Washington Press .
  • Hoskins, C. 1988: Use of music to increase verbal response and improve expressive language abilities of preschool language delayed children . Journal of Music Therapy 25, 73-84 .
  • Humpal, M. E. 1990: Early intervention: The implications for music therapy . Music Therapy Perspectives 8, 30-35 .
  • Johnson, R. B., Stark, R. E., Mellits, E. D. and Tallal, P. 1981: Neurological status of language-impaired and normal children . Annals of Neurology 10, 159-163 .[CrossRef][Medline] [Order article via Infotrieve]
  • Krauss, T. and Galloway, H. 1982: Melodic intonation therapy with language delayed apraxic children . Journal of Music Therapy 19, 102-113 .
  • Lathom, W., Edson, S. and Toombs, M. R. (1965). A coordinated speech therapy and music therapy program . Journal of Music Therapy 3, 118-120 .
  • Madsen, C. K., Madsen, C. H. and Michel, D. E. 1975: The use of music stimuli in teaching language discrimination. Research in Music Behaviour. Teachers College, Columbia University .
  • Madsen, S. A. 1991: The effect of music paired with and without gestures on the learning and transfer of new vocabulary: Experimenter-derived nonsense words . Journal of Music Therapy 28, 222-230 .
  • Michel, D. E. and May, N. H. 1974: The development of music therapy procedures with speech and language disorders . Journal of Music Therapy 11, 74-80 .
  • Newborg, J., Stock, J. R., Wnek, L., Guidubaldi, J. and Svinicki, J. 1988. Battelle Developmental Inventory (BDI). DLM Teaching Resources .
  • Oetting, J. B., Rice, M. L. and Swank, L. K. 1995: Quick incidental learning (QUIL) of words by school-age children with and without SLI . Journal of Speech and Hearing Research 38, 434-445 .
  • Raffi 1976: Down by the Bay. On Raffi: Singable Songs for the Very Young [cassette]. Troubadour Records Ltd.
  • Schunk, H. A. 1999: The effect of singing paired with signing on receptive vocabulary skills of elementary ESL students . Journal of Music Therapy 36, 110-124 .[Medline] [Order article via Infotrieve]
  • Seybold, C. D. 1971: The value of music activities in the treatment of speech delayed children . Journal of Music Therapy 8, 102-110 .
  • Shehan, P. K. 1981: A comparison of mediation strategies in paired-associate learning for children with learning disabilities . Journal of Music Therapy 18, 120-127 .
  • Smit, A. B., Hand, L., Freilinger, J. J., Bernthal, J. E. and Bird, A. 1990: The Iowa articulation norms project and it Nebraska replication . Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders 55, 779-797 .[Abstract/Free Full Text]
  • Sparks, R. 1981: Melodic intonation therapy. In Chapey, R. editors, Language Intervention Strategies in Adult Aphasia. Williams and Wilkins .
  • Toolan, P. G. and Coleman, S. Y. 1994: Music therapy, a description of process: Engagement and avoidance in five people with learning disabilities . Journal of Intellectual Disability Research 38, 433-444 .
  • Wallace, W. T. 1994: Memory for music effect of melody on recall of text . Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition 20, 1471-1485 .[CrossRef]
  • Wigram, A. L., Pedersen, I. N. and Bonde, L. O. 2002: A Comprehensive Guide to Music Therapy: Theory, Clinical Practice, Research and Training. Jessica Kingsley Publishers .
  • Wigram, T., Saperston, B. and West, R. 1995: The Art and Science of Music Therapy: A Handbook. Harwood Academic Publishers .
  • Wiig, E. H., Secord, W. and Semel, E. 1992: Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals-Preschool (CELF-P). The Psychological Corporation .
  • Wolfe, D. E. and Hom, C. 1993: Use of melodies as structural prompts for learning and retention of sequential verbal information by preschool students . Journal of Music Theory 30, 100-118 .
  • Zimmerman, I. L., Steiner, V. G. and Pond, R. E. 1979: Preschool Language Scale-3(PLS-3). The Psychological Corporation .
  • Zoller, M. B. 1991: Use of music activities in speech-language therapy . Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools 22, 272-276 .[Abstract/Free Full Text]

Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us   Add to Digg Digg   Add to Reddit Reddit   Add to Technorati Technorati    What's this?



This Article
Right arrow Abstract Freely available
Right arrow Free Full Text (Free PDF) Free
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Right arrow Citation Map
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to Saved Citations
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Right arrow Request Reprints
Right arrow Add to My Marked Citations
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Kouri, T. A.
Right arrow Articles by Winn, J.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
Social Bookmarking
Add to CiteULike   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us   Add to Digg   Add to Reddit   Add to Technorati  
What's this?