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Direct linkMason-Apps, Emily; Stojanovik, Vesna; Houston-Price, Carmel; Seager, Emily; Buckley, Sue – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2020
Purpose: The study explored longitudinally the course of vocabulary and general language development in a group of infants with Down syndrome (DS) compared to a group of typically developing (TD) infants matched on nonverbal mental ability (NVMA). Method: We compared the vocabulary and general language trajectories of the two groups in two ways:…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Infants, Receptive Language, Language Acquisition
Nicholas, Katrina; Alt, Mary; Hauwiller, Ella – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2019
The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of variability in teaching prepositions to preschoolers with typical development (TD) and developmental language disorder (DLD). Input variability during teaching can enhance learning, but is target dependent. We hypothesized that high variability of objects would improve preposition learning.…
Descriptors: Linguistic Input, Form Classes (Languages), Language Acquisition, Preschool Children
Vernon-Feagans, Lynne; Carr, Robert C.; Bratsch-Hines, Mary; Willoughby, Michael – Developmental Psychology, 2022
Both early childhood maternal language input and the quality of classroom instruction in elementary school have been shown to be important environmental supports in predicting children's literacy skill development. However, no studies have simultaneously examined these two environmental supports in relation to children's early language skills and…
Descriptors: Mothers, Linguistic Input, Parent Child Relationship, Reading Comprehension
MacRoy-Higgins, Michelle; Schwartz, Richard G.; Shafer, Valerie L.; Marton, Klara – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2013
Background: Toddlers who are late talkers demonstrate delays in phonological and lexical skills. However, the influence of phonological factors on lexical acquisition in toddlers who are late talkers has not been examined directly. Aims: To examine the influence of phonotactic probability/neighbourhood density on word learning in toddlers who were…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Delayed Speech, Phonology, Language Acquisition
Hoffman, Jessica L.; Teale, William H.; Paciga, Kathleen A. – Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 2014
There is widespread agreement with in the field of early childhood education that vocabulary is important to literacy achievement and that reading aloud can support vocabulary growth. However, there are unexplored and significant problems with the ways we assess young children's vocabulary learning from read-alouds. This paper critically reviews…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Vocabulary Development, Language Acquisition, Reading Aloud to Others
Dennis, Lindsay R. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2016
This study examined the effects of a multi-component intervention program (i.e., extended instruction and iPad app technology) on preschool children's vocabulary. Instruction utilizing the intervention program was provided across 6 storybooks, 4 verbs per book, for a total of 24 verbs. Dependent variables included expressive vocabulary,…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Early Intervention, Literacy, Vocabulary Skills
Solari, Emily J.; Zucker, Tricia A.; Landry, Susan H.; Williams, Jeffrey M. – Early Education and Development, 2016
With increased demand for improved early childhood education services, it is important to better understand the essential professional development resources that have the greatest impact on both teacher and child outcomes. This study compared the effectiveness of two teacher-training models in bilingual Migrant and Seasonal Head Start and Head…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Preschool Teachers, Early Childhood Education, Training Methods
Holt, Rachael Frush; Beer, Jessica; Kronenberger, William G.; Pisoni, David B.; Lalonde, Kaylah – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2012
Purpose: To evaluate the family environments of children with cochlear implants and to examine relationships between family environment and postimplant language development and executive function. Method: Forty-five families of children with cochlear implants completed a self-report family environment questionnaire (Family Environment Scale-Fourth…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Measures (Individuals), Language Skills, Language Acquisition
Salley, Brenda; Panneton, Robin K.; Colombo, John – Infancy, 2013
The aim of this study was to examine the combined influences of infants' attention and use of social cues in the prediction of their language outcomes. This longitudinal study measured infants' visual attention on a distractibility task (11 months), joint attention (14 months), and language outcomes (word-object association, 14 months; MBCDI…
Descriptors: Attention, Predictor Variables, Infants, Cues
Kopf, Sigrid D. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This dissertation describes the details of a study that explored what possible effects might occur in the area of oral language skills when kindergarten-age children from low socioeconomic backgrounds are exposed to sophisticated vocabulary and are engaged actively through dramatization and movement with a school's existing literacy curriculum. A…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Language Skills, Language Acquisition, English Language Learners
Furey, Joan E. – American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2011
Purpose: To compare maternal report of children's vocabularies on the MacArthur Communicative Development Inventories Words and Gestures form (CDI:WG; Fenson et al., 1993) with spontaneous production data in both low- and middle-income families. Method: As part of a longitudinal investigation, language samples were gathered from 23 mother-child…
Descriptors: Low Income, Mothers, Family Income, Vocabulary Development
Corrigan, Roberta – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2008
This article addresses the acquisition of meaning of words and phrases that refer to aspects of the world that are not directly perceivable. It examines the patterns of semantic input that are available in the linguistic environment that provide clues to allow a child to construct a lexicon that is both broad and deep. These patterns are…
Descriptors: Semantics, Form Classes (Languages), Language Impairments, Vocabulary Development
Horton-Ikard, RaMonda; Weismer, Susan Ellis – American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2007
Purpose: This study examined the effect of socioeconomic status (SES) on the early lexical performance of African American children. Method: Thirty African American toddlers (30 to 40 months old) from low-SES (n = 15) and middle-SES (n = 15) backgrounds participated in the study. Their lexical-semantic performance was examined on 2 norm-referenced…
Descriptors: African American Children, Toddlers, Language Acquisition, Vocabulary Development
