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Pathways from Toddler Information Processing to Adolescent Lexical Proficiency
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Rose, Susan A.; Feldman, Judith F.; Jankowski, Jeffery J. – Child Development, 2015
This study examined the relation of 3-year core information-processing abilities to lexical growth and development. The core abilities covered four domains--memory, representational competence (cross-modal transfer), processing speed, and attention. Lexical proficiency was assessed at 3 and 13 years with the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT)…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Toddlers, Language Proficiency, Vocabulary Development
Individual Differences in Lexical Processing at 18 Months Predict Vocabulary Growth in Typically Developing and Late-Talking Toddlers
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Fernald, Anne; Marchman, Virginia A. – Child Development, 2012
Using online measures of familiar word recognition in the looking-while-listening procedure, this prospective longitudinal study revealed robust links between processing efficiency and vocabulary growth from 18 to 30 months in children classified as typically developing (n = 46) and as "late talkers" (n = 36) at 18 months. Those late talkers who…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, Word Recognition, Language Proficiency, Language Processing
Prediction of School Outcomes Based on Early Language Production and Socioeconomic Factors.
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Walker, Dale; And Others – Child Development, 1994
Examined predictive properties of early language-learning experiences, parent socioeconomic status, and parenting skills on later academic performance in 29 toddlers from varying socioeconomic backgrounds. Variables predicted language and academic performance up to 10 years later in elementary school. Children whose early experiences led to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Children, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education