Developmental language disorder (DLD) affects around two children in each class. It hinders their acquisition and use of language, even if they do not have other auditory, intellectual or neurological problems, and are only affected in this aspect of language. A study led by researchers at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) has shown that aids such as gestures and the rhythmic and melodic aspects of speech—prosody—are key to helping these children achieve a better understanding of oral language (pragmatic comprehension).
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