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Maternal Input to Children with Specific Language Impairment during Shared Book Reading: Is Mothers' Language in Tune with Their Children's Production?
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Majorano, Marinella; Lavelli, Manuela – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2014
Background: The literature on input addressed to children with specific language impairment (SLI) has shown contrasting results on the role that parents assume during conversational interactions. Some studies have shown that parents compensate for the child's linguistic limitations. In contrast, other studies have indicated that mothers are…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Children, Mothers, Parent Role
Function and Structure in Maternal Speech: Their Relation to the Child's Development of Syntax.
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Hoff-Ginsberg, Erika – Developmental Psychology, 1986
Assesses the interrelations among the functional properties of maternal speech, the structural properties of maternal speech, and child language growth for a period of six months for 22 two-year-old children and their mothers. (HOD)
Descriptors: Child Language, Communication Skills, Influences, Interpersonal Communication