Descriptor
Source
Early Child Development and… | 2 |
Publication Type
Journal Articles | 2 |
Reports - Research | 2 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating

Roulston, Sue; Loader, Sue; Northstone, Kate; Beveridge, Mike – Early Child Development and Care, 2002
The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) provided descriptive data on the speech and language of 25-month-olds. Findings indicated great range in the stage of expressive language development achieved. Girls showed more advanced skills than boys. A clear pattern was identified in use of sound classes. Child verbal comprehension…
Descriptors: Child Language, Comparative Analysis, Developmental Stages, Epidemiology

Torr, Jane; Clugston, Lynn – Early Child Development and Care, 1999
Compared caregiver-child discourse surrounding information and narrative picture books with twelve 4-year-olds. Found that discourse surrounding the informational book was greater in quantity than for the picture book, and contained more cognitively demanding questions, more conditional clauses, and more interactions involving reasoning and…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Caregiver Speech, Child Language, Childrens Literature