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Developmental language disorder in Vietnamese children is a big focus of our research at the BDC Lab. But why?

Children with developmental language disorder face a higher risk of problems with reading and academic achievement than children without the disorder. The effects are long-lasting and can even negatively impact professional outcomes in adulthood.

Fortunately, these effects can be reduced if they are diagnosed and treated at an early age. The tools needed to diagnose DLD must be in the language that the child speaks. But, for children in Vietnam, that doesn’t exist.

...continue reading "The First Step Towards Diagnosing DLD in Vietnamese Children"

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The BDC JDP team in Minneapolis, Minnesota, for the Society for Research in Child Development 2025 Biennial Meeting.

This week, we wanted to highlight some presentations from our lab this past spring semester! Continue reading to see the projects presented.

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From left to right: Marisol Desiderio Rodriguez, Fatima Roman, Mindy Kim, Dr. Giang Pham, Thi Pham, Mia Mangney

Congratulations to our 2025 BDC Lab graduates! These students have worked hard and achieved many goals and successes. We wish you the best in your future endeavors and are confident you will succeed wherever you go!

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Diagnosing developmental language disorder (DLD) in children can be a challenge, and sentence repetition and nonword repetition are tools that can aid identification. While these tools have been well-researched in English, what about its accuracy and reliability in Vietnamese?

...continue reading "Diagnosing DLD Using Vietnamese Repetition Tasks"