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Direct linkJunyi Yang; Joshua F. Lawrence; Vibeke Grøver – First Language, 2024
While it is established that parental "wh"-questions, as a high-quality language input, are associated with child language outcome, less is known about the role of children's "wh"-questions in their language development. This study examines whether children's "wh"-questions during a dinnertime conversation are…
Descriptors: Questioning Techniques, Parent Child Relationship, Family Characteristics, Expressive Language
Soderstrom, Melanie; Grauer, Elizabeth; Dufault, Brenden; McDivitt, Karmen – First Language, 2018
New approaches to examining the language environment are putting greater emphasis on the use of highly naturalistic audio recordings and questions about cross-cultural differences in children's real-world language experiences. These new approaches and questions require careful examination of different kinds of variables that may influence…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Child Care, Family Environment, Child Care Centers
Suskind, Dana L.; Leung, Christy Y. Y.; Webber, Robert J.; Hundertmark, Alison C.; Leffel, Kristin R.; Suskind, Elizabeth; Hernandez, Marc W.; Graf, Eileen – First Language, 2018
This study reported the development and initial validation of the Survey of Parent/Provider Expectations and Knowledge (SPEAK), a self-administered questionnaire assessing expectations and knowledge about early childhood cognitive and language development. Development of the SPEAK was guided by the theory emphasizing the role of language input…
Descriptors: Parent Surveys, Linguistic Input, Interviews, Cognitive Development
Download full textBoyce, Lisa K.; Gillam, Sandra L.; Innocenti, Mark S.; Cook, Gina A.; Ortiz, Eduardo – First Language, 2013
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the language status of 120 young, Latino dual language learners living in poverty in the United States. Maternal language input and home language and literacy environments were examined with regard to language development at 24 and 36 months. Results suggested that even when combining English and Spanish…
Descriptors: Linguistic Input, Spanish, Literacy, Poverty
