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Language Development of Children Raised in Institutional Settings: Behavioral and Neurophysiological Findings
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Zhukova, Marina A.; Ovchinnikova, Irina; Logvinenko, Tatiana I.; Grigorenko, Elena L. – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2020
The current study investigated language development of children residing in institutional care (IC) in Russia, compared to peers raised by biological family care (BFC). We used standardized behavioral testing (Preschool Language Scale-5, McArthur CDI), and an event-related potential picture-word matching paradigm. Children in IC significantly…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Institutionalized Persons, Residential Care, Children
Language Outcomes at 12 Years for Children Exposed Prenatally to Cocaine
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Lewis, Barbara A.; Minnes, Sonia; Short, Elizabeth J.; Min, Meeyoung O.; Wu, Miaoping; Lang, Adelaide; Weishampel, Paul; Singer, Lynn T. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2013
Purpose: In this study, the authors aimed to examine the long-term effects of prenatal cocaine exposure (PCE) on the language development of 12-year-old children using a prospective design, controlling for confounding prenatal drug exposure and environmental factors. Method: Children who were exposed to cocaine in utero (PCE; "n" = 183)…
Descriptors: Prenatal Influences, Cocaine, Drug Abuse, Comparative Analysis
Practical and Theoretical Issues in the Study of Heritage Language Acquisition
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O'Grady, William; Lee, On-Soon; Lee, Jin-Hwa – Heritage Language Journal, 2011
A promising source of insights into heritage language learning comes from the broader study of the role of input in language acquisition. We concentrate here on the possibility that qualitative differences in the proficiency of heritage and monolingual language learners can be traced to a qualitative difference in the input available to each…
Descriptors: Heritage Education, Monolingualism, Language Acquisition, Second Language Learning
On Becoming Literate: Early Socialization for Schooling: The Use of Literary Language.
Hoffman, Sandra Josephs – 1985
To study the emergence of literacy during the preschool years, a handwritten diary, maintained on a day to day basis, focused on one child, David, from ages two and a half to four and a half. One facet of the study concentrated on his literary language--his incorporation of written texts (children's literature) into his language and background of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Development, Family Environment, Language Acquisition
Raising Children Bilingually: The Pre-School Years. Multilingual Matters 27.
Arnberg, Lenore – 1987
A discussion of the development of bilingualism in preschool-age children, intended for parents, focuses on the reasons for encouraging bilingualism and the role of family members and home environment in doing so. An introductory section offers background information on the book and a brief examination of the situation for emigrants coping with a…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Bilingualism, Case Studies, Child Development
The Meaning Makers: Children Learning Language and Using Language to Learn. First Edition.
Wells, Gordon – 1986
Based on a longitudinal study of language development, this book charts the language development of 32 British children from shortly after their first birthdays to the end of their elementary education, and explores a number of questions related to this development. Chapter 1 describes the children and their families, chapter 2 discusses the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Language, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment