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Function of children with learning disabilities in working memory: the role of bilingualism
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| Objective: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the performance of monolingual, bilingual children and children with learning disabilities in working memory. Method: The research was administered with an Ex post facto design. Participants included 60 monolingual, 34 people with learning disabilities and 62 bilinguals. Which completed the Wechsler Intelligence Scale and the Wechsler test for preschool children. Data were analyzed using univariate variance analysis. Result: The findings showed that there was a significant difference between bilingual, monolingual children and children with learning disorder in working memory scores. So that bilingual children had better functioning of memory than monolingual children and learning disabilities. Conclusion: Second language learning comes with more powerful memory functions. |
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| Keywords: working memory, bilingual, monolingual, learning disorder |
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Type of Study: Research |
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Received: 2018/12/29 | Accepted: 2019/12/18 | Published: 2020/03/10
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