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Valleau, Matthew James; Konishi, Haruka; Golinkoff, Roberta Michnick; Hirsh-Pasek, Kathy; Arunachalam, Sudha – Grantee Submission, 2018
Purpose: We examined receptive verb knowledge in 22- to 24-month-old toddlers with a dynamic video eye-tracking test. The primary goal of the study was to examine the utility of eye-gaze measures that are commonly used to study noun knowledge for studying verb knowledge. Method: Forty typically developing toddlers participated. They viewed 2…
Descriptors: Eye Movements, Receptive Language, Verbs, Correlation
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Libertus, Melissa E.; Odic, Darko; Feigenson, Lisa; Halberda, Justin – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2015
Measuring individual differences in children's emerging language abilities is important to researchers and clinicians alike. The 2 most widely used methods for assessing children's vocabulary both have limitations: Experimenter-administered tests are time-consuming and expensive, and parent questionnaires have only been designed for children up to…
Descriptors: Vocabulary, Language Tests, Young Children, Parents
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Visootsak, J.; Hess, B.; Bakeman, R.; Adamson, L. B. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2013
Background: Down syndrome (DS, OMIM #190685) is the most commonly identified genetic form of intellectual disability with congenital heart defect (CHD) occurring in 50% of cases. With advances in surgical techniques and an increasing lifespan, this has necessitated a greater understanding of the neurodevelopmental consequences of CHDs. Herein, we…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Heart Disorders, Mental Retardation, Language Acquisition