Award
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders 5R21DC022641-02
Training verbal mediation to support executive function in children with developmental language disorder
Recipient
MGH Institute of Health Professions
Award Amount
$195,219.00
Ceiling
$195,219.00
Awarded
March 24, 2026
Identifier
5R21DC022641-02
This award supports research to improve executive function in children with developmental language disorder by training verbal mediation. The project will test if modeling verbal mediation enhances cognitive flexibility and task performance, using behavioral and electrophysiological measures.
Description
The project aims to determine the impact of modeling verbal mediation on shifting task performance in school-aged children with developmental language disorder (DLD). It involves an intervention where children with DLD are exposed to a task model with verbal mediation to improve executive function, specifically cognitive flexibility. The study will measure behavioral and electrophysiological changes following the intervention.