Recall performance of children failing memory portions of a speech-language-memory screening battery.
Recall performance of first- and third-grade children who failed memory portions of a speech-language-memory screen was examined using digit and consonant-vowel (CV) stimulus sets. Children passing the screening battery had more accurate recall performance than children failing the screening battery. Systematic variations in performance as a function of stimulus set (i.e., digit vs CV) were noted in the groups: significantly lower recall was noted for CV items than for digit items in all groups passing or failing the screening battery. Data indicate children failing the screening battery differed quantitatively, rather than qualitatively, from children passing the screening battery. These data further suggest the difficulties experienced by children failing the screening battery may be related to deficits in the initial coding of auditory information.
D002648:Child; D006320:Hearing Tests; D006801:Humans; D007807:Language Tests; D008037:Linguistics; D008568:Memory; D011939:Mental Recall; D011581:Psychological Tests