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Maternal Communicative Behaviours and Interaction Quality as Predictors of Language Development: Findings from a Community-Based Study of Slow-to-Talk Toddlers
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Conway, Laura J.; Levickis, Penny A.; Smith, Jodie; Mensah, Fiona; Wake, Melissa; Reilly, Sheena – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2018
Background: Identifying risk and protective factors for language development informs interventions for children with developmental language disorder (DLD). Maternal responsive and intrusive communicative behaviours are associated with language development. Mother-child interaction quality may influence how children use these behaviours in language…
Descriptors: Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Video Technology, Play
Parent-Child Portfolios: "Look--This Book Is All about Us!"
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Appl, Dolores J.; Leavitt, Jessica E.; Ryan, Melissa A. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2014
A team of facilitators describe the process and content of portfolios they create for families attending weekly playgroup sessions based on the philosophy and practices of the Parents Interacting with Infants (PIWI) model. The parent-child portfolios are a form of authentic assessment and highlight children's development within the context of…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Portfolios (Background Materials), Observation, Interaction Process Analysis
Reflecting on the Sixties: Insights on Early Childhood Education
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Wolfgang, Charles H. – Elementary School Journal, 1975
This article describes the development of adaptive experience from passivity through the internalization of social limits and compares it to the ritualistic defensive behavior of children from economically deprived homes. Demonstrates how teachers may use creative materials and activities along a structured-to-fluid continuum to affect a program…
Descriptors: Aggression, Developmental Psychology, Early Childhood Education, Instructional Materials
The Intentionality Model and Language Acquisition: Engagement, Effort, and the Essential Tension in Development.
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Bloom, Lois; Tinker, Erin – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 2001
Examined 2-year-olds' language acquisition with an emphasis on the agency and intentionality of the child. Concluded that development depends on the child's expression of intentionality by actions (performance), the essential tension between the child's engagement and effort, and the integration of linguistic, cognitive, and social aspects of the…
Descriptors: Caregiver Speech, Child Language, Cognitive Development, Individual Development
A Social Partnership Model for Assessing Early Communication Development: An Intervention Model for Preconversational Children.
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MacDonald, James D.; Carroll, Jennifer Y. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1992
A model for assessing the interactive sources of communication development in young children is proposed, focusing on the reciprocal behaviors of both adults and children. The model integrates theoretical and empirical findings and is designed for parallel diagnostic and treatment purposes in five areas: social play, turn taking, nonverbal…
Descriptors: Communication Disorders, Communication Skills, Ecological Factors, Educational Diagnosis