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Phonetic Discrimination, Phonological Awareness, and Pre-literacy Skills in Spanish-English Dual Language Preschoolers

Posted on February 11, 2021 by

Published: February 11, 2021 Publication: Journal of Child Language CLI Author: Sarah Surrain, PhD Abstract: The current study explores variation in phonemic representation among Spanish–English dual language learners (DLLs, n = 60) who were dominant in English or in Spanish. Children were given a phonetic discrimination task with speech sounds that: 1) occur in English… Read more »

Frontostriatal White Matter Integrity Relations with “Cool” and “Hot” Self-Regulation After Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury

Posted on January 1, 2021 by

Published: January 1, 2021 Publication: Journal of NeuroTrauma CLI Authors: Dana DeMaster, PhD and Linda Ewing-Cobbs, PhD Abstract: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) produces microstructural damage to white matter pathways connecting neural structures in pre-frontal and striatal regions involved in self-regulation (SR). Dorsal and ventral frontostriatal pathways have been linked to cognitive (“cool”) and emotional (“hot”)… Read more »