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Action Imitation at 1.5 Years Is Better than Pointing Gesture in Predicting Late Development of Language Production at 3 Years of Age
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Zambrana, Imac M.; Ystrom, Eivind; Schjolberg, Synnve; Pons, Francisco – Child Development, 2013
This study examined whether poor pointing gestures and imitative actions at 18 months of age uniquely predicted late language production at 36 months, beyond the role of poor language at 18 months of age. Data from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study were utilized. Maternal reports of the children's nonverbal skills and language were…
Descriptors: Imitation, Toddlers, Prediction, Child Development
The Representation of Imagined Objects in Action Sequences: A Developmental Study
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Overton, Willis F.; Jackson, Joseph P. – Child Development, 1973
Major finding of this study demonstrates clear support for the proposed developmental sequence of gestural representation. (Authors)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Developmental Psychology, Imagination
A Comparison of Motoric and Verbal Responses on a Piagetian Rate-Time Task
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Longobardi, Ellen T.; Wolff, Peter – Child Development, 1973
An experiment demonstrating that children in Piaget's preoperational stage, who generally still cannot give conceptually correct answers to questions about rate and time, evidence an ability to imitate a given rate-time relationship demonstrated by the experimenter. (ST)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Communication Skills, Elementary School Students, Imitation
A Longitudinal Study of Representational Play in Relation to Spontaneous Imitation and Development of Multi-Word Utterances. Final Report.
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Nicolich, Lorraine McCune – 1975
This study examined (1) the level of symbolic capability as revealed in play, (2) the use of spontaneous vocal imitation, and (3) the nature of certain classes of words occurring in spontaneous infant language. Facets of child behavior were examined during the period of single-word utterances and early multiword combinations with a view to…
Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Development, Developmental Psychology, Imitation