Susan Jerger|Markus F. Damian|Melanie J. Spence|Nancy Tye?Murray|Hervé Abdi
Developmental shifts in children’s sensitivity to visual speech: A new multimodal picture–word task
Central Institute for the Deaf|The University of Texas at Dallas|University of Bristol|The University of Texas at Dallas|Central Institute for the Deaf|The University of Texas at Dallas|The University of Texas at Dallas
research developed multimodal pictureword task assessing influence visual speech phonological processing 100 children 4 14 years age assessed manipulation seemingly tobeignored auditory audiovisual av phonological distractors affected picture naming without participants consciously trying respond manipulation results varied complex ways function age type modality distractors results congruent av distractors yielded inverted ushaped function significant influence visual speech 4yearolds 10 14yearolds 5 9yearolds concert dynamic systems theory proposed temporary loss sensitivity visual speech reflecting reorganization relevant knowledge processing subsystems particularly phonology speculated reorganization may associated formal literacy instruction b developmental changes multimodal processing auditory perceptual linguistic cognitive skills