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Children Learn Words Easier When They Are Interested in the Category to Which the Word Belongs
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Ackermann, Lena; Hepach, Robert; Mani, Nivedita – Developmental Science, 2020
The overall pattern of vocabulary development is relatively similar across children learning different languages. However, there are considerable differences in the words known to individual children. Historically, this variability has been explained in terms of differences in the input. Here, we examine the alternate possibility that children's…
Descriptors: Children, Vocabulary Development, Learner Engagement, Childhood Interests
School-Age Outcomes of Late-Talking Toddlers: Long-Term Effects of an Early Lexical Deficit
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Grossheinrich, Nicola; Schulte-Körne, Gerd; Marschik, Peter B; Kademann, Stefanie; von Suchodoletz, Waldemar; Sachse, Steffi – Developmental Science, 2019
Background: Early intervention for children identified as late talkers (LTs) at the age of 24 months is still a controversial issue in research and clinical routine. Previous studies have shown inconsistent results regarding predictors of early lexical deficits on school-age outcomes of late-talking toddlers. Methods: In a five-wave follow-up…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Child Language, Delayed Speech, Verbal Development