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Berghout Austin, Ann M.; And Others – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1987
Measures fathers' and mothers' linguistic involvement in the development of communication between young siblings--infants and toddlers. In a laboratory setting, 39 families, each with a mother, a father and two children, were videotaped in semistructured activities. Results suggest that fathers very actively direct sibling interactions, especially…
Descriptors: Fathers, Infants, Interpersonal Communication, Language Patterns
Garrard, Kay R. – Journal of Childhood Communication Disorders, 1988
A comparison is presented of a mother's language to her Down Syndrome two-year-old and his normally developing twin. When interacting with the Down Syndrome twin, the mother used shorter mean length of utterance, greater type-token ratio, more confirmations, more verbal directives, fewer yes-no and true questions, and more directive questions.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Downs Syndrome, Interpersonal Communication