Table 2.
Pre- and post-language tests administered
| Test | KT | UP | CN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Tx | Post-Tx | Pre-Tx | Post-Tx | Pre-Tx | Post-Tx | |
| Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test1 | ||||||
| Raw Score | 124 | 168 | 157 | 160 | 196 | 200 |
| Standard Score | 68 | 79 | 74 | 75 | 89 | 91 |
| TALSA Subtests2 | ||||||
| Nonword repetition (n=10) | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 2 | 1.8 | 2.2* |
| Word repetition span (ISO) | 0.4 | 1.2* | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4 | 4.2 |
| In any order (IAO) | 0.4 | 1.2* | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4 | 4.2* |
| Digit repetition span (ISO) | 1.6 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 4.2* | 4.6 | 5 |
| (IAO) | 1.6 | 1.6 | 4 | 4.8* | 4.8 | 5 |
| Word pointing span (ISO) | 1 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4 |
| (IAO) | 1.2 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 4 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| Digit pointing span (ISO) | 0.8 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 4.2* | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| (IAO) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| Philadelphia Naming Test3 | ||||||
| Strict scoring (n=175) | 72 | 72 | 169 | 169 | 166 | 168 |
| Lenient scoring (n=175) | 88 | 99 | 172 | 173 | 171 | 173 |
| Discourse4 (Proportion CIUs) | 0.21 | 0.18 | 0.58 | 0.69* | 0.70 | 0.57 |
| New Word Learning Ver. 15 | ||||||
| Receptive (n=10) | 2 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
| Expressive (n=10) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| New Word Learning Ver. 25 | ||||||
| Receptive (n=10) | N/A | N/A | N/A | 10 | N/A | 6 |
| Expressive5 (n=10) | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1 | N/A | 0 |
| PALPA6 Reading | ||||||
| Regular (n=30) | 17 | 11 | 20 | 12 | 25 | 28 |
| Exception (n=30) | 18 | 14 | 25 | 16* | 25 | 26 |
| 5-Points Test7 (Proportion correct) | 0.40 | 0.33 | 0.60 | 0.10 | 0.54 | 0.44 |
Notes.
Fisher’s Exact Test (2-tailed) was used to calculate significant changes, p<0.05.
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