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Input Subject Diversity Enhances Early Grammatical Growth: Evidence from a Parent-Implemented Intervention
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Hadley, Pamela A.; Rispoli, Matthew; Holt, Janet K.; Papastratakos, Theodora; Hsu, Ning; Kubalanza, Mary; McKenna, Megan M. – Language Learning and Development, 2017
Purpose: The current study used an intervention design to test the hypothesis that parent input sentences with diverse lexical noun phrase (NP) subjects would accelerate growth in children's sentence diversity. Method: Child growth in third person sentence diversity was modeled from 21-30 months (n = 38) in conversational language samples obtained…
Descriptors: Parents, Hypothesis Testing, Control Groups, Toddlers
Relative Effects of a Comprehensive versus Reduced Training for Head Start Teachers Who Serve Spanish-Speaking English Learners
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Solari, Emily J.; Zucker, Tricia A.; Landry, Susan H.; Williams, Jeffrey M. – Early Education and Development, 2016
With increased demand for improved early childhood education services, it is important to better understand the essential professional development resources that have the greatest impact on both teacher and child outcomes. This study compared the effectiveness of two teacher-training models in bilingual Migrant and Seasonal Head Start and Head…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Preschool Teachers, Early Childhood Education, Training Methods
A Story about a Word: Does Narrative Presentation Promote Learning of a Spatial Preposition in German Two-Year-Olds?
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Nachtigaller, Kerstin; Rohlfing, Katharina J.; McGregor, Karla K. – Journal of Child Language, 2013
We trained forty German-speaking children aged 1;8-2;0 in their comprehension of UNTER [UNDER]. The target word was presented within semantically organized input in the form of a "narrative" to the experimental group and within "unconnected speech" to the control group. We tested children's learning by asking them to…
Descriptors: German, Child Language, Experimental Groups, Linguistic Input
Cochlear Implant in the Second Year of Life: Lexical and Grammatical Outcomes
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Caselli, Maria Cristina; Rinaldi, Pasquale; Varuzza, Cristiana; Giuliani, Anna; Burdo, Sandro – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2012
Purpose: The authors studied the effect of the cochlear implant (CI) on language comprehension and production in deaf children who had received a CI in the 2nd year of life. Method: The authors evaluated lexical and morphosyntactic skills in comprehension and production in 17 Italian children who are deaf (M = 54 months of age) with a CI and in 2…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Assistive Technology, Age, Control Groups
Eighteen-Month-Old Children Learn Words in Non-ostensive Contexts.
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Tomasello, Michael; And Others – Journal of Child Language, 1996
Investigates whether children ages 1;6 just beginning to learn words can learn new words in a variety of nonostensive contexts. The results of two studies involving adults interacting with children in games of searching for objects suggest that from very early in language acquisition, children learn words through active attempts to understand…
Descriptors: Adults, Child Language, Childrens Games, Context Effect
Phonological and Lexical Development in Normal and Late-Talking Toddlers.
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Thal, Donna J.; And Others – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1995
Toddlers in the lowest 10th percentile for lexical production were compared with age- and language-matched controls on measures of phonetic complexity, lexical development, and grammatical complexity. Results indicate an overlap between phonology, lexicon, and grammar and suggest the importance of true consonant production for lexical development.…
Descriptors: Child Language, Consonants, Control Groups, Data Analysis