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Fast-Mapping in Persian-Speaking Late-Talking Toddlers
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Asadi, Mozhgan; Zarifian, Talieh; Kazemi, Mehdi Dastjerdi; Ghaedamini Harouni, Gholamreza – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
This mixed two-way experimental, cross-sectional study investigated fast-mapping (FM) of novel nouns and verbs in 63 Persian-speaking toddlers aged 30 months, including 31 late-talking (LT) and 32 typically developing (TD) matched with respect to age and maternal education. Toddlers were classified as LT if they had limited expressive vocabulary…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Indo European Languages, Cognitive Mapping, Nouns
Formal and Informal Early Education of Turkish-Origin Children in Germany
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Becker, Birgit; Boldin, Elena; Klein, Oliver – Early Child Development and Care, 2016
A lack of adequate German language skills is often discussed as a major reason for the disadvantage of children of immigrants in the German educational system. This article analyses the access to formal and informal early education of Turkish-origin children in Germany and the influence of these early education contexts on the children's German…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Preschool Children, Turkish, German
E-Books as a Support for Young Children's Language and Literacy: The Case of Hebrew-Speaking Children
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Korat, Ofra; Shamir, Adina; Segal-Drori, Ora – Early Child Development and Care, 2014
In this paper, we present a series of studies performed in the last decade that examined the contribution of e-books reading to the language and literacy of young Hebrew-speaking children. Children worked with two e-books designed by the researchers to achieve this aim. We present the effect of reading these e-books on the language and literacy of…
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Socioeconomic Status, Literacy, Language Skills
The Covariation between Parental and Expert Evaluations of Early Language Skills
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Björn, Piia M.; Kakkuri, Irma; Leppänen, Paavo H. T. – Early Child Development and Care, 2014
This study investigated the potential interrelationship between parental (maternal) and expert assessments of the expressive and receptive language skills of 12- to 18-month-old children. The language activities of 27 children were monitored by their mothers (MCDI scale: Lyytinen, 2000. "Varhaisen kommunikaation ja kielen kehityksen…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Toddlers, Expressive Language, Receptive Language
Effects of a Two-Generation Preschool Programme on Receptive Language Skill in Low-Income Canadian Children
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Benzies, Karen; Edwards, Nancy; Tough, Suzanne; Nagan, Kimberly; Mychasiuk, Richelle; Keown, Leslie-Anne; Donnelly, Carlene – Early Child Development and Care, 2011
We evaluated the effectiveness of a two-generation preschool programme (centre-based early childhood education, parenting education and family support) on receptive language skills in children living in culturally diverse families with low income. Using a with-in subject pre-test/post-test design, children (N = 112) showed a statistically…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Early Childhood Education, Family Programs, Receptive Language
Towards Ecologically Valid Assessment in Early Literacy
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Hill, Susan – Early Child Development and Care, 2011
This article explores aspects of early language and literacy that may predict later literacy development. It explores a range of assessment procedures used for oral language, vocabulary, sentence structure and phonology and early reading and writing. The article then describes a small-scale study which highlights the disconnections between the…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Early Reading, Phonology, Sentence Structure