Publications

International peer-reviewed publications (in chronological order)

Boerma, T., ter Haar, S., Ganga, R., Wijnen, F., Blom, E., & Wierenga, C. (2023). What risk factors for Developmental Language Disorder can tell us about the neurobiological mechanisms of language development. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 154. doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105398

Boerma, T., Everaert, E., Vlieger, D., Steggink, M., Selten, I., Houben, M., Vorstman, J., Gerrits, E., & Wijnen, F. (2023). Grammatical skills of Dutch children with 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome in comparison with children with Developmental Language Disorder: Evidence from spontaneous language and standardized assessment. Frontiers in Communication, 8, 1111584. doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2023.1111584

Everaert, E., Boerma, T., Selten, I., Gerrits, E., Houben, M., Vorstman, J., & Wijnen, F. (2023). Nonverbal Executive Functioning in Relation to Vocabulary and Morphosyntax in Preschool Children With and Without Developmental Language Disorder. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 66, 3954–3973. doi.org/10.1044/2023_JSLHR-22-00732

Selten, I., Boerma, T., Everaert, E., Gerrits, E., Houben, M., Wijnen, F., & Vorstman, J. (2023). Behaviors related to autism spectrum disorder in children with developmental language disorder and children with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. Autism and Developmental Language Impairments, 8, 23969415231179844. doi.org/10.1177/23969415231179844

Everaert, E., Vorstman, J. A. S., Selten, I. S., Slieker, M. G., Wijnen, F., Boerma, T. D., & Houben, M. L. (2023). Executive functioning in preschoolers with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome and the impact of congenital heart defects. Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 15(1), 15. doi.org/10.1186/s11689-023-09484-y

Corona Hernández, H., Corcoran, C., Achim, A. M., de Boer, J. N., Boerma, T., Brederoo, S. G., Cecchi, G. A., Ciampelli, S., Elvevåg, B., Fusaroli, R., Giordano, S., Hauglid, M., van Hessen, A., Hinzen, W., Homan, P., de Kloet, S. F., Koops, S., Kuperberg, G. R., Maheshwari, K., ... Palaniyappan, L. (2023). Natural Language Processing Markers for Psychosis and Other Psychiatric Disorders: Emerging Themes and Research Agenda From a Cross-Linguistic Workshop. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 49(Supplement_2), S86-S92. doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbac215

Everaert, E., Selten, I., Boerma, T., Houben, M., Vorstman, J., de Wilde, H., Derksen, D., Haverkamp, S., Wijnen, F., & Gerrits, E. (2023). The Language Profile of Preschool Children With 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome and the Relationship With Speech Intelligibility. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 32(1), 128-144. doi.org/10.1044/2022_ajslp-21-00328

Boerma, T., van Witteloostuijn, M., & Blom, E. (2022). Nonverbal Switching Ability of Monolingual and Bilingual Children with and without Developmental Language Disorder. Languages, 7(2), 108. doi.org/10.3390/languages7020108

Boerma, T., Wijnen, F., & Blom, E. (2022). Discontinuation of specialist educational provision for children with DLD in the Netherlands: performance and predictors. Stem-, Spraak- en Taalpathologie, 27, 1-23. doi.org/10.21827/32.8310/2022-SG-1

Blom, E., Boerma, T., Karaca, F., de Jong, J., & Küntay, A. (2022). Grammatical development in both languages of bilingual Turkish-Dutch children with and without Developmental Language Disorder. Frontiers in Communication, 7, 1-25. doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2022.1059427

de Bree, E., Boerma, T., Hakvoort, B., Blom, E., & van den Boer, M. (2022). Word reading in monolingual and bilingual children with developmental language disorder. Learning and Individual Differences, 98, 1-10. doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2022.102185

Boerma, T., & Blom, E. (2021). Quasi-universal nonword repetition and narrative performance over time: A longitudinal study on 5- to 8-year-old children with diverse language skills. In Grohmann, K., & Armon-Lotem, S. (Eds.), LITMUS in Action: Comparative studies across Europe. Amsterdam: John Benjamins. https://www-jbe-platform-com.proxy.library.uu.nl/content/books/9789027258915-tilar.29.10boe 

Everaert, E., Boerma, T., Selten, I., Vorstman, J. A. S., & Wijnen, F. (2021). Learning from atypical development: A systematic review of executive functioning in children and adolescents with the 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. Developmental Review, 60, 1-26. doi.org/10.1016/j.dr.2021.100962

Selten, I., Boerma, T., Everaert, E., Vansteensel, M. J., Vorstman, J., & Wijnen, F. (2021). Narrative comprehension and production abilities of children with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 119, 1-11. doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2021.104109

Boerma, T. & Blom, E. (2020). Effects of developmental language disorder and bilingualism on children's executive functioning: A longitudinal study. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 107, 103782. doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2020.103782

Blom, E., & Boerma, T. (2020). Do children with Developmental Language Disorder have difficulties with interference control, visuospatial working memory, and selective attention? Developmental patterns and the role of severity and persistence of DLD. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 63(9), 3036-3050. doi.org/10.1044/2020_JSLHR-20-00012

Blom, E., Boerma, T., Bosma, E., Cornips, L., van den Heuij, K., & Timmermeister, M. (2020). Cross-language distance influences receptive vocabulary outcomes of bilingual children. First Language, 40(2), 151-171. doi.org/10.1177/0142723719892794

Blom, E., & Boerma, T. (2020). Bilingual children's lexical and narrative comprehension in Dutch as the majority language. In U. Bohnacker, & N. Gagarina (Eds.), Developing Narrative Comprehension: Multilingual Assessment Instrument for Narratives (pp. 197-229). (Studies in Bilingualism; Vol. 61). John Benjamins. doi.org/10.1075/sibil.61.07blo

Blom, E., Boerma, T., & de Jong, J. (2020). Multilingual Assessment Instrument for Narratives (MAIN) adapted for use in Dutch. In N. Gagarina, & J. Lindgren (Eds.), ZAS Papers in Linguistics: ZAS (Vol. 64, pp. 51-56). doi.org/10.21248/zaspil.64.2020.557

Blom, E., & Boerma, T. (2019). Reciprocal relationships between lexical and syntactic skills of children with Developmental Language Disorder and the role of executive functions. Autism and Developmental Language Impairments, 4, 1-17. doi.org/10.1177/2396941519863984

Blom, E., Boerma, T., & de Jong, J. (2019). First language attrition and Specific Language Impairment. In M. S. Schmid, & B. Köpke (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Language Attrition Oxford University Press. doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198793595.013.10

Boerma, T., Leseman, P., Wijnen, F., & Blom, E. (2017). Language proficiency and sustained attention in monolingual and bilingual children with and without language impairment. Frontiers in Psychology, 8, 1241. doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01241  

Boerma, T., Wijnen, L., Leseman, P., & Blom, E. (2017). Grammatical morphology in monolingual and bilingual children with and without language impairment: The case of Dutch plurals and past participles. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 60(7), 2064-2080. doi.org/10.1044/2017_JSLHR-L-16-0351

Boerma, T., & Blom, E. (2017). Assessment of bilingual children: What if testing both languages is not possible?. Journal of Communication Disorders, 66, 65-76. doi.org/10.1016/j.jcomdis.2017.04.001

Blom, E., Boerma, T., Bosma, E., Cornips, L., & Everaert, E. (2017). Cognitive advantages of bilingual children in different sociolinguistic contexts. Frontiers in Cognition, 8. doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00552

Boerma, T., Leseman, P., Timmermeister, M., Wijnen, F., & Blom, E. (2016). Narrative abilities of monolingual and bilingual children with and without language impairment: Implications for clinical practice. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 51(6), 626-638. doi.org/10.1111/1460-6984.12234

Blom, E., & Boerma, T. (2016). Why do children with language impairment have difficulties with narrative macrostructure? Research in Developmental Disabilities, 55, 301-311. doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2016.05.001

Blom, E., & Boerma, T. (2016). Effects of language impairment and bilingualism across domains: vocabulary, morphology and verbal memory. Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism, 7(3-4), 277-300. doi.org/10.1075/lab.15018.blo

Boerma, T., Chiat, S., Leseman, P., Timmermeister, M., Wijnen, F., & Blom, E. (2015). A quasi-universal nonword repetition task as a diagnostic tool for bilingual children learning Dutch as a second language. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 58(6), 1747-1760. doi.org/10.1044/2015_JSLHR-L-15-0058

National peer-reviewed publications (in chronological order)

Boerma, T., Selten, I., & Wijnen, F. (2023). Aandacht voor taal; afwijkende taalontwikkeling en psychiatrische symptomen bij kinderen. Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie, 65(3), 171-174.

Boerma, T., Selten, I., Everaert, E., Gerrits, E., & Wijnen, F. (2022). Onbekend maakt onbegrepen: meer weten over het 22q11.2 deletiesyndroom. VHZ-Online. https://vhz-online.nl/onbekend-maakt-onbegrepen-meer-weten-over-het-22q11-2-deletiesyndroom

Boerma, T., & Blom, E. (2019). Taalontwikkelingsstoornis en meertaligheid. Tijdschrift Taal voor opleiders en onderwijsadviseurs, March(14), 20-22.

Boerma, T., & Blom, E. (2017). Talige en cognitieve ontwikkeling van eentalige en meertalige kinderen met en zonder een taalontwikkelingsstoornis. Van Horen Zeggen. http://vhz-online.nl/talige-en-cognitieve-ontwikkeling-van-eentalige-en-meertalige-kinderen-met-en-zonder-een-taalontwikkelingsstoornis

Boerma, T., & Blom, E. (2016). Taalachterstand of taalontwikkelingsstoornis? Diagnosestelling bij meertalige kinderen als testen in beide talen niet mogelijk is. Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Logopedie. https://www.nvlf.nl/wetenschap/taalachterstand-of-taalontwikkelingsstoornis/