Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Helland, Wenche Andersen"
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Associations between stroke severity, aphasia severity, lesion location, and lesion size in acute stroke, and aphasia severity one year post stroke
Døli, Hedda; Helland, Wenche Andersen; Helland, Turid; Næss, Halvor; Hofstad, Håkon; Specht, Karsten (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background The aim of the present study was to investigate the associations stroke severity, aphasia severity, lesion location and lesion size in acute stroke, and aphasia severity in the subacute and chronic stages post ... -
Auditive training effects from a dichotic listening app in children with dyslexia
Morken, Frøydis; Bless, Josef J; Valderhaug, Hanna V.; Eiken, Monica; Helland, Wenche Andersen; Torkildsen, Janne von Koss (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-11)Dichotic listening (DL) taps information on the brain's language laterality, processing, and attention. Research has shown that DL responses in dyslexia deviate from the typical pattern. Here, effects of DL training and ... -
Communication difficulties in children identified with psychiatric problems
Helland, Wenche Andersen (Doctoral thesis, 2010-09-27)Several studies have pointed to an overlap between different developmental psychopathological conditions and language impairments, and difficulties with communication have been identified in children of various diagnostic ... -
Disentangling dyslexia from typical L2-learning in emergent literacy
Helland, Turid Magnhild; Morken, Frøydis; Helland, Wenche Andersen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The present paper assessed how dyslexia can be identified in school children with another language than their first language. Participants were school children with Norwegian as their second language (L2), and two groups ... -
Disorders of Language and Literacy in the Prison Population: A Scoping Review
Morken, Frøydis; Jones, Lise Øen; Helland, Wenche Andersen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Language and literacy skills are essential for education, school achievements, work and social conditions. Some studies indicate an elevated incidence of problems with language and literacy in the prison population, ... -
Investigating pragmatic abilities in 5- to 7-year-old Norwegian children: A study using the Pragma test
Helland, Wenche Andersen; Aaland, Eline; Furebotn, Karoline Luggenes; Nilsen, Junna Anna; Pettersen, Helene; Roe, Anne Lise; Steinhovden, Ann Kristin; Morken, Frøydis (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Pragmatics refers to the ability to effectively use and interpret language in different contexts. Pragmatic abilities develop and refine through childhood, and they are essential for socialization, academic achievement and ... -
Oral language skills and mental health in female prisoners: pragmatic skills are essential
Morken, Frøydis; Helland, Wenche Andersen; Evanger, Elisabeth; Vårvik, Aslaug; Jones, Lise Øen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Introduction: There are strong indications of an elevated incidence of both language problems and problems with mental health among prisoners. We also know that women in prison are a particularly vulnerable group who often ... -
Stable associations between behavioral problems and language impairments across childhood – The importance of pragmatic language problems
Helland, Wenche Andersen; Heimann, Mikael; Posserud, Maj-Britt Rocio; Lundervold, Astri Johansen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-03-15)This study investigated language function associated with behavior problems, focusing on pragmatics. Scores on the Children's Communication Checklist Second Edition (CCC-2) in a group of 40 adolescents (12–15 years) ...