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Roben, Caroline K. P.; Cole, Pamela M.; Armstrong, Laura Marie – Child Development, 2013
Researchers have suggested that as children's language skill develops in early childhood, it comes to help children regulate their emotions (Cole, Armstrong, & Pemberton, 2010; Kopp, 1989), but the pathways by which this occurs have not been studied empirically. In a longitudinal study of 120 children from 18 to 48 months of age, associations…
Descriptors: Language Skills, Toddlers, Psychological Patterns, Self Control
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Fenson, Larry; Bates, Elizabeth; Dale, Philip; Goodman, Judith; Reznick J., Steven; Thal, Donna – Child Development, 2000
Presents data showing that the MacArthur Communicative Development Inventory's (CDI) large variability, lack of stability, and insufficient ability to predict early language delay are authentic reflections of individual differences in early language development rather than measurement deficiencies. Responds to critiques regarding sociodemographic…
Descriptors: Child Language, Individual Differences, Infants, Language Acquisition
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Feldman, Heidi M.; Dollaghan, Christine A.; Campbell, Thomas F.; Kurs-Lasky, Marcia; Janosky, Janine E.; Paradise, Jack L. – Child Development, 2000
Psychometric properties of the MacArthur Communicative Development Inventory (CDI) were examined. Findings suggested that the CDI reflects the progress of language development within the age range 10 to 27 months. Findings support caution in using results to identify individuals at risk for language deficits, to compare groups with different…
Descriptors: Child Language, Educational Attainment, Family Income, Health Insurance