Can Emotion Understanding Be Taught?: Evaluating an Intervention Protocol to Increase Emotion Understanding in Children with Language Impairment

Authors

Lucy Brimhall, Brigham Young University
Dr. Martin Fujiki, Brigham Young University

Keywords

emotion understanding, intervention protocol, children, language impairment, LI

College

David O. McKay School of Education

Department

Communication Disorders

Abstract

Specific language impairment is traditionally defined as a diagnosis referring to “children who have difficulty learning language in the absence of intellectual disability, sensory and physical deficits, severe emotional disturbances, environmental factors, and brain damage” (Kamhi, AG 1998). Recent study of the behavior of children with SLI has revealed that there is a discrepancy between the social communication skills of typically developing children and those with SLI (Brinton & Fujiki, 2004).

Recommended Citation

Brimhall, Lucy and Fujiki, Dr. Martin (2013) "Can Emotion Understanding Be Taught?: Evaluating an Intervention Protocol to Increase Emotion Understanding in Children with Language Impairment," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 18.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/18