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Selda Ozdemir; Isik Akin-Bulbul; Erol Yildiz – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
Impairments in joint attention are considered core symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and are crucial for early assessment and intervention. However, existing information about visual attention during joint attention and its relation to developmental functioning is limited. The current study investigated the visual attention differences…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Attention, Attention Control
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Yue Ma; Lucy Pappas; Xinwu Zhang; Tianli Feng; Sarah Eve-Dill; Scott Rozelle; Ann Weber – Applied Developmental Science, 2024
Research suggests that elements of the family environment may have significant associations with cognitive and language development outcomes. Less is known, however, about the family environment in peri-urban China, where rates of cognitive and language delay in children aged 0-3 years are as high as 51% and 54%, respectively. Using data collected…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Family Environment, Toddlers, Language Acquisition
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Liu, Xueman Lucy; Lee, Wendy; Rolfhus, Eric; Hutchings, Teresa; Yao, Liqun; Xie, Jingqiu; Xu, Yaqing; Peng, Yongmei; Villiers, Jill de – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2023
Objective: This study was designed to produce a new parent-report measure, the Diagnostic Receptive Expressive Assessment of Mandarin-Infant Toddler Assessment of Communication and Language (DREAM-IT) in order to provide norms for the developmental skills of children aged 0-36 months in four areas: expressive language, receptive language,…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Infants, Toddlers, Expressive Language
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Boeg Thomsen, Ditte; Theakston, Anna; Kandemirci, Birsu; Brandt, Silke – Developmental Psychology, 2021
To examine whether children's acquisition of perspective-marking language supports development in their ability to reason about mental states, we conducted a longitudinal study testing whether proficiency with complement clauses around age 3 explained variance in false-belief reasoning 6 months later. Forty-five English-speaking 2- and 3-year-olds…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Grammar, Logical Thinking, Beliefs
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Rosa Vilaseca; Magda Rivero; David Leiva; Fina Ferrer – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2023
Parenting is a key factor for the development of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Therefore, early intervention programs should target parenting behaviors to improve children's developmental outcomes. The present study analyzed the effect of parental behaviors and other family factors on the cognitive and linguistic…
Descriptors: Parenting Styles, Parent Child Relationship, Mothers, Fathers
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Owen, Kay; Barnes, Christopher – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
Despite receiving scant attention, the evolution of categorization in early childhood is of central importance, not only in clarifying the child's understanding of the world but in terms of refining cognitive organization and augmenting the development of semantic memory. In this review, we outline how categorization develops and is made manifest…
Descriptors: Classification, Early Childhood Education, Semantics, Memory
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Samantha Butler; Catherine Ullman Shade; Laura Wood; Alexandra Roseman; Emily Berry; Erin Walecka; Katherine Engstler; Hope Dickinson; Anjali Sadhwani – Infants and Young Children, 2025
Children with complex congenital heart defects often show delays and deficits in cognitive, language, motor, and social-emotional functioning. As such, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Heart Associated recommend ongoing monitoring and support of development. In conjunction with the formal therapeutic supports frequently…
Descriptors: Child Development, Heart Disorders, At Risk Persons, Intervention
Reschke, Kathy – ZERO TO THREE, 2019
This article is an excerpt from the "ZERO TO THREE Critical Competencies for Infant-Toddler Educators"[TM] Course Curriculum, module SE-6: Promoting Children's Sense of Self and Belonging. The course supports development of the essential skills educators need to optimize the social-emotional, cognitive, and language and literacy…
Descriptors: Child Development, Infants, Toddlers, Social Development
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Van Oss, Victoria; Vantieghem, Wendelien; Van Avermaet, Piet; Struys, Esli – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2023
This paper explores the connection between nurses' multilingual beliefs and their advice on multilingual parenting to families with young children. Data was gathered through video-stimulated reflection dialogues with 11 nurses employed at infant welfare clinics in Belgium. Our analysis disclosed two salient counter topics regarding participants'…
Descriptors: Nurses, Nursing, Multilingualism, Language Attitudes
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d'Apice, Katrina; von Stumm, Sophie – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2020
Children's language and cognitive development are informed by adult spoken language and parental literacy behaviors, although their relative contributions have not been evaluated. Using digital audio-recorders, we unobtrusively observed the spoken language of 107 children, aged 24 to 48 months (M = 32, SD = 6.5), and their families over 3 days (M…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Language Acquisition, Cognitive Development, Parent Influence
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Nagy, Beáta Erika; Kenyhercz, Flóra; Szele, Anna Szabina – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
Due to the high rates of preterm births, it is essential to examine the developmental risk factors and monitor development. The aim of our cross-sectional study is to examine the cognitive, language and motor development of LBW (<2500 g) children (N = 438) regarding sociodemographic risk factors. We measured the 2-year development with the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Toddlers, Premature Infants, Cognitive Development
Bergen, Doris; Lee, Lena; DiCarlo, Cynthia; Burnett, Gail – Teachers College Press, 2020
This practical resource explains brain development from prenatal to age 8 with suggestions for activities educators and caregivers can use to foster children's cognitive growth. The authors begin with the basics of brain development, and the issues that affect it, and then provide information specific to infant, toddler, preschool, and…
Descriptors: Brain, Child Development, Infants, Toddlers
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Davlantis, Katherine S.; Estes, Annette; Dawson, Geraldine; Rogers, Sally J. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2019
The aim of this study was to develop a measurement approach to assess the learning opportunities provided by parents to their young children with autism spectrum disorder during a free play task and to examine the relationship between learning opportunities and child performance on measures of cognition, autism spectrum disorder symptoms, and…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Young Children, Toddlers
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Farkas, Chamarrita – Early Education and Development, 2019
This article examines similarities and differences in Chilean teachers' competences, which were organized into profiles, and the associations of these profiles with children's language development. Teacher-child interactions were assessed when the children were 12 (n=99) and 30 months old (n=73), using the Adult Sensitivity Scale, the Evaluation…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Competencies, Language Acquisition, Young Children
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Degotardi, Sheila – Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2017
This article examines how joint attention episodes constitute a core feature of relational pedagogy for infants and toddlers. It draws on social interactionist approaches to language and cognitive development to propose that joint attention may afford significant current and future potential for young children's learning. However, most joint…
Descriptors: Infants, Toddlers, Early Childhood Education, Attention
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