2018 Volume 56 Issue 2 Pages 95-104
About 20 years have passed since Dynamic Systems Theory emerged within developmental psychology. After the Dynamic Systems Approach was applied to language development, some successful evidence was reported. However, few studies have been conducted on children with language delay. The present article reviews recent studies on early language learning that used a Dynamic Systems Approach, and examines cases of developmental language disorders. The review also examines the signifıcance and effectiveness of a Dynamic Systems Approach for developmental assessments and for interventions with individuals who have developmental language disorders and language delay. The review revealed stability, instability, a synergy of dynamic variables (components), attractor states, trajectories of variables, and transitions. It is also effective to examine the points mentioned above with longitudinal data for assessments and interventions to the children with developmental language disorders. Future research should specify the behavioral variables that longitudinal studies should observe in detail from the viewpoint of neuroconstructivism, which studies various levels of biological constraints on child development.
