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Action Imitation at 1.5 Years Is Better than Pointing Gesture in Predicting Late Development of Language Production at 3 Years of Age
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Zambrana, Imac M.; Ystrom, Eivind; Schjolberg, Synnve; Pons, Francisco – Child Development, 2013
This study examined whether poor pointing gestures and imitative actions at 18 months of age uniquely predicted late language production at 36 months, beyond the role of poor language at 18 months of age. Data from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study were utilized. Maternal reports of the children's nonverbal skills and language were…
Descriptors: Imitation, Toddlers, Prediction, Child Development
Words and Gestures: Infants' Interpretations of Different Forms of Symbolic Reference.
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Namy, Laura L.; Waxman, Sandra R. – Child Development, 1998
Three experiments examined the relation between language acquisition and other symbolic abilities in 18- and 26-month-olds. Found that 18-month-olds spontaneously interpreted gestures, like words, as names for object categories. At 26 months, they spontaneously interpreted words as names and novel gestures as names only when given additional…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Developmental Stages, Infant Behavior, Infants
Symbolic Gesture versus Word: Is There a Modality Advantage for Onset of Symbol Use?
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Goodwyn, Susan W.; Acredolo, Linda P. – Child Development, 1993
Infants were exposed to symbolic gestures from their parents beginning at 11 months of age. In bimonthly interviews, mothers reported their infants' use of gestures and words. Results indicated a smaller but reliable difference between the onset of infants' use of symbolic gesture and the onset of their use of words than earlier research…
Descriptors: Body Language, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Infants