Language Ability Groups in Bilingual Children: A Latent Profile Analysis

Autor/inn/en	Kapantzoglou, Maria; Restrepo, M. Adelaida; Gray, Shelley; Thompson, Marilyn S.
Titel	Language Ability Groups in Bilingual Children: A Latent Profile Analysis
Quelle	In: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 58 (2015) 5, S.1549-1562 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
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Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1092-4388
DOI	10.1044/2015_JSLHR-L-14-0290
Schlagwörter	Bilingualism; Young Children; Language Impairments; Spanish Speaking; English Language Learners; Classification; Semantics; Grammar; Sentences; Language Processing; Nonverbal Ability; Cognitive Ability; Statistical Analysis; Short Term Memory + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bilingualismus; Frühe Kindheit; Speech disorder; Speech disorders; Speech disabilities; Speech disability; Speech handicap; Speech handicaps; Speech impairment; Speech impairments; Language handicaps; Sprachbehinderung; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Semantik; Grammatik; Sentence analysis; Satzanalyse; Sprachverarbeitung; Denkfähigkeit; Statistische Analyse; Kurzzeitgedächtnis
Abstract	Purpose: Classifying children into two language ability groups, with and without language impairment, may underestimate the number of groups with distinct language ability patterns, or, alternatively, there may be only a single group characterized by a continuum of language performance. The purpose of the current study was to identify the number and characteristics of latent (unobservable) language ability groups in an unclassified sample of predominantly Spanishspeaking children. Method: An unclassified sample of 431 predominantly Spanish-speaking 5- to 7-year-olds learning English participated in the study. The groups were identified on the basis of (a) language sample analyses (semantic, grammatical, and sentence-length measures); (b) language processing tasks (phonological working memory and processing speed measures); and (c) nonverbal cognitive abilities assessed using a standardized measure. All tasks were administered in Spanish. Latent profile analysis was used to examine the number and nature of distinct language ability groups in the unclassified sample. Results: Results indicated that a three-group model best represented the data, characterized by low grammaticality in one group, low phonological working memory in another group, and average skills in a third group. Conclusion: Classifying children into two groups, those with and without language impairment, may lead to misidentification of language impairment. (As Provided).
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