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PROGRAM SESSIONSFR 10:30AM-11:30AM, Seminar 1 HR, CC/293 Advances in Neuroimaging: A Perspective on Language Function & Dysfunction Anne L. Foundas, LSU Hlth Sci Ctr – New Orleans, New Orleans, LA This session was developed by the Convention Program Committee. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a rapidly growing methodology that has revolutionized the study of normal and disordered language. Structural details of the brain can be reconstructed using volumetric MRI and diffusion tensor imaging. Task-related blood flow changes can be examined using functional MRI. Blood flow changes, such as ischemia in stroke, can be studied with diffusion and perfusion-weighted MR. Reference to language disorders within an historical perspective will be discussed. FR 10:00AM-10:15AM, Technical, CC/353 Effect of Aging on Confrontation Naming in Kannada & English Simmy Sam, U of Mysore, Mysore, India; Preethi Thomas, U of Mysore, Mysore, (IN); S.P. Goswami, U of Mysore, Mysore, India The present study analyzed the accuracy and type of responses in oral and written naming in orthographically regular (Kannada) and irregular (English) languages in 30 normal bilingual individuals across age groups (25-45, 45-65, 65-85 years). The effect of aging was also studied. The results revealed an overall decline in the accuracy of naming responses with age. Semantic errors were more evident in the older age group for oral and written naming in both languages. FR 4:30PM-4:45PM, Technical, CC/353 Cognitive Changes in Healthy Aging: Impact on Relaying Main Events Gilson Capilouto, U of Kentucky, Lexington, KY; Heather Wright, Arizona St U, Tempe, AZ; Cid Srinivasan, U of Kentucky, Lexington, KY Normal changes in cognitive function are believed to contribute to changes in discourse processing; however, reports on the nature and impact of these changes in healthy aging have been limited. The purpose of this study is to present initial data from our labs describing the relationship among normal changes in memory (e.g., episodic, working, semantic) and attention on the ability to express relationships between characters and events depicted in pictures. FR 3:30PM-4:30PM, Seminar 1 HR, CC/286-287 Lexical Characteristics of Verbs in School-Age Children With SLI Naama Kenan, Ariel U Ctr of Samaria, Ariel, Israel; Richard G. Schwartz, Graduate Ctr, City U of New York, New York, NY; Naama Friedmann, Sch of Education, Tel Aviv U, Tel Aviv, (IL); Lewis P. Shapiro, Sch of Speech, Language, & Hearing Scis, San Diego St Uersity, San Diego, CA How do the structural characteristics of verbs affect the language of children with SLI? This question was addressed with three experimental tasks, including sentence production, grammaticality judgment, and online verb processing. Children with SLI committed more errors on the production and judgment tasks as compared with controls, but they demonstrated a normal activation pattern in the online task. An individual perspective showed, however, that not all children with SLI were impaired on the non-online measures. FR 10:15AM-10:30AM, Technical, CC/353 5A Dialectal Comparison of Bridgewater & Halifax, Nova Scotia Ozioma Ijeh, Dalhousie U, Halifax, Canada; Charlotte Lundeen, Dalhousie U, Halifax, Canada; Michael Kiefte, Dalhousie U, Halifax, Canada; Elizabeth Kay-Raining Bird, Dalhousie U, Halifax, Canada Nova Scotia is one of the most dialectally diverse regions in Canada. However, very little formal dialect research has been conducted there. In this study, a comparison is made between the dialect of 10 speakers in the capital city of Halifax and 10 speakers from Bridgewater, a small community in the South Shore region. Comparison is based on phonetic transcription of spontaneous speech. Clinical implications for speech-language pathologists are discussed. (rescheduled) FR 4:45PM-5:00PM, Technical, CC/353 Part-Term Word Learning of Preschool Children With Low Socioeconomic Status Elizabeth Spencer, Vanderbilt U, Nashville, TN; C. Melanie Schuele, Vanderbilt U, Nashville, TN The study examined the word learning of preschool children with low socioeconomic status (SES). As a group, preschool children with low SES have limited vocabulary compared to peers with middle/high SES. Participants completed standard measures of vocabulary and a wordlearning task focused on part terms (e.g., abdomen of a frog). Participants' performance on the word-learning task and the relation of receptive vocabulary knowledge to performance on the word-learning task will be discussed. spEECh-LanguagE pathoLogY Friday, november 20, 2009 1900 Poster Board 245 FR 9:30AM-9:45AM, Technical, CC/353 Input Distribution Influences Tense/Agreement Inconsistency in Children With SLI Laurence Leonard, Purdue U, West Lafayette, IN; Patricia Deevy, Purdue U, West Lafayette, IN Preschoolers with specific language impairment who were inconsistent in their use of auxiliary be heard novel verbs in sentences with auxiliary was (e.g., The cat was channing) or in sentences in which the novel verb appeared in nonfinite form (e.g., We saw the dog relling). The children's subsequent productions suggested that each novel verb could be used productively, but was heavily constrained by whether it was heard with an auxiliary or as a nonfinite form. FR 4:00PM-4:15PM, Technical, CC/353 Aging Effects on the Central Executive of Working Memory Suzanne M. Miller, Bridgewater St Coll, Bridgewater, MA; David L. Maxwell, Emerson Coll, Boston, MA; Eiki Satake, Emerson Coll, Boston, MA This study investigated the effects of age on a working memory task involving random number generation in three groups of normal healthy adults. Results generated from a multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) revealed that when factors such as naming, sentence repetition, and estimated IQ were considered, age emerged as a strong predictor of two measures of the central executive of working memory, the index of redundancy and the index of randomness. FR 8:00AM-9:30AM, Poster, CC/Hall G Maternal Speech Input to 7-Month-Old Infants Hallie Freedman, U of Maryland, College Park, MD; Anna Synnestvedt, U of Maryland, College Park, MD; Kerry McColgan, U of Maryland, College Park, MD; Nan Bernstein Ratner, U of Maryland, College Park, MD; Rochelle Newman, U of Maryland, College Park, MD 1901 Poster Board 246 FR 9:45AM-10:00AM, Technical, CC/353 Cross-Linguistic Investigation: Fast Mapping of Novel Words in Children Vishnu K. K, Dr. M. V Shetty Coll of Speech & Hearing, Karnataka, India; Jisina Chandran, Dr. M. V Shetty Coll of Speech & Hearing, Karnataka, (IN); Kevin Peris, Dr. M. V Shetty Coll of Speech & Hearing, Karnataka, (IN); Arya Abraham, Father Mullers Med Coll, Karnataka, (IN); Sapna Bhat, Copenhagen International Sch, Copenhagen, (DK); Maria Modayil, OSF SAMC, Rockford, IL The study aimed to investigate fast mapping skills in Malayalam-English bilingual and Tulu-Kannada-English multilingual children. Forty bilingual/multilingual children participated in this study. Results revealed a significant difference between L1 and L2 for Malayalam–English bilinguals, which suggests that lexical processing and ability to fast map novel word was faster in L1 than L2. The Tulu-Kannada-English trilinguals showed a different pattern of results. Reaction time taken for naming in English was better followed by Tulu and Kannada. FR 8:00AM-9:30AM, Poster, CC/Hall G N400 Responses of Children With Language Impairment: Intervention Effects Marc Fey, U of Kansas Med Ctr, Kansas City, KS; Mihai Popescu, U of Kansas Med Ctr, Kansas City, KS; Liza Finestack, U of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI; Anda Popescu, U of Kansas Med Ctr, Kansas City, KS; Jeff Lewine, Alexian Brothers Med Ctr, Elk Grove Village, IL FR 4:15PM-4:30PM, Technical, CC/353 Predicting Successful Novel Word Learning: An fMRI Study Leigh Morrow-Odom, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC; Julius Fridriksson, U of South Carolina, Columbia, SC This investigation identified patterns of cortical activation as measured by functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) during the process of novel-word learning in 10 healthy normal adults. All participants demonstrated learning, although none reached 100% accuracy. Cortical activity was robust, and increased activity in the bilateral precuneus predicted learning. This study serves to further our understanding of language processing and learning in persons without cognitive impairment and those with language disorders such as aphasia. 1902 Poster Board 247 FR 8:00AM-9:30AM, Poster, CC/Hall G Preliminary Investigation of African-American Caretaker-Child Interactions Tempii Champion, Long Island U, Brooklyn, NY; Jill de Villiers, Smith Coll, Northampton, MA; Natalia Morozova, Long Island U, Brooklyn, NY; Stephanie Scibilia, Long Island U, Brooklyn, NY; Jessica Bruny, Long Island U, Brooklyn, NY 1903 Poster Board 248 FR 8:00AM-9:30AM, Poster, CC/Hall G Relations Between Maternal Education & Children's Production of Syntactic Constructions Natara Andrews, U of Arkansas for Med Scis, Little Rock, AR; Donna Kelly, U of Arkansas - Little Rock/U of Arkansas for Med Scis, Little Rock, AR; Lorraine McKelvey, U of Arkansas for Med Scis, Little Rock, AR ASHA 2009 x Exhibits & pro gr am sEssions guidE

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ASHA 2009 Convention Program
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