Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research Vol.42 420-431 April 1999.
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Arithmetic Calculation, Short-Term Memory, and Language Performance in Children With Specific Language Impairment

A 5-Year Follow-Up

Barbara B. Fazio 1
1 Indiana University Bloomington

faziob{at}indiana.edu

A 5-year follow-up of the arithmetic calculation abilities of low-income children with specific language impairment (SLI) is reported. The performance of fourth- and fifth-grade children with SLI was compared with that of typically developing low-income peers and with younger, typically developing low-income children. Short-term memory, language, and arithmetic calculation abilities were assessed. Compared to their age-matched peers, the SLI group exhibited low scores on a number recall task, a marked difficulty with mathematical calculation under timed conditions, and numerous errors when retrieving rote math facts such as 7 x 6=_. Although children with SLI made more written calculation errors than their age-matched peers, they did not differ in the type of errors made. However, strategies used to solve written calculation differed among the groups. Rather than use automatic math fact retrieval, children with SLI were more likely to use counting strategies to solve calculation problems. These findings offer further evidence that children with SLI have difficulty with rote memory. The findings also document the real-world consequences of slow, inefficient memory retrieval in children with SLI.

KEY WORDS: specific language impairment, mathematics, memory

Submitted on November 5, 1997
Accepted on April 28, 1998


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