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The Effect of Semantic Support on Word Learning
Led by University of Arizona · Updated on 2025-06-25
32
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
77 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University of Arizona
Lead Sponsor
N
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
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.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
The Effect of Semantic Support on Word Learning
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Native English Speaking
- Pass pure tone hearing screening or medical report of normal hearing
- 2-3 Years of age
- MCDI expressive scale <10th percentile
You will not qualify if you...
- 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
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85721
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Research Team
M
Mary Alt, PhD
CONTACT
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Nora Evans-Reitz, MS
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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