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Constraints to Child Language Development in Peri-Urban and Rural Areas: A Mixed-Methods Analysis from Southwestern China
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Xinwu Zhang; Xiyuan Jia; Zhaofeng Pang; Jingruo Guo; Tianli Feng; Andrew Rule; Scott Rozelle; Yue Ma – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2025
Purpose: This mixed-methods study examined how differences in parental time, knowledge, and economic constraints, as well as community socioeconomic contexts, may contribute to differences in home language environment and child language ability outcomes between peri-urban and rural households in China. Method: We conducted an explanatory…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Urban Areas, Rural Areas, Foreign Countries
The Effect of Age and Task Complexity on the Microstructure of Child Arabic Narratives
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Mahfoudhi, Abdessatar; Abdalla, Fauzia; Al-Sulaihim, Nailah – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2023
Purpose: This study examines the development of narrative microstructure elements of productivity, lexical diversity, and syntactic complexity in the oral story production of preschool- and school-age Kuwaiti Arabic-speaking children. It also explores the effects of story task complexity on the target microstructural features. Method: This study…
Descriptors: Arabic, Task Analysis, Difficulty Level, Monolingualism
Natural Language Input: Maternal Education, Socioeconomic Deprivation, and Language Outcomes in Typically Developing Children
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Sultana, Nuzhat; Wong, Lena L. N.; Purdy, Suzanne C. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2020
Purpose: The current study was designed to investigate the differences in language input related to family factors (maternal level of education [MLE] and socioeconomic level of deprivation [SLD]) and their association with language outcomes in preschoolers. Method: This study used New Zealand SLD and MLE classification systems to examine…
Descriptors: Linguistic Input, Language Acquisition, Receptive Language, Expressive Language
Describing the Spoken Language Skills of Typically Developing Afrikaans-Speaking Children Using Language Sample Analysis: A Pilot Study
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Liebenberg, Petria; van der Linde, Jeannie; Schimper, Isabella; de Wet, Febe; Graham, Marien; Bornman, Juan – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2023
Purpose: Language sample analysis is widely regarded as the gold standard of language assessment. However, the uncertainty regarding the optimal length of sample and the limited availability of developmental language data for nonmainstream languages such as Afrikaans complicate reliable use of the method. The study aimed to provide guidelines on…
Descriptors: Indo European Languages, Language Usage, Audiovisual Aids, Measurement Techniques
A Longitudinal Study of Language and Speech in Children Who Were Internationally Adopted at Different Ages
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Glennen, Sharon – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2014
Purpose: The author followed 56 internationally adopted children during the first 3 years after adoption to determine how and when they reached age-expected language proficiency in Standard American English. The influence of age of adoption was measured, along with the relationship between early and later language and speech outcomes. Method:…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Adoption, English, Language Proficiency
Communication Development and Differences in Children Adopted from China and Eastern Europe
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Hwa-Froelich, Deborah A.; Matsuo, Hisako – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2010
Purpose: The communication development of children adopted from China and Eastern Europe was compared by region of origin at 6 and 12 months after adoption. Method: Twenty children, recruited before or immediately following their adoption, participated in the study. Measures were collected between 2 and 6 months after adoption (Time 1) and between…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Acquisition, Adoption, Communication Skills