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Ardanouy, Estelle; Delage, Hélène; Zesiger, Pascal – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2023
Many children with developmental language disorder (DLD) have a vocabulary deficit. One of the most effective interventions for increasing children's lexicon size is the semantic and phonological approach, an approach that has been used mainly with adolescents. The goals of our study are (1) to test whether the semantic-phonological approach…
Descriptors: Intervention, Language Impairments, Vocabulary Development, Developmental Delays
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Kidd, Lauren; Rowland, Caroline – Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 2021
The purpose of this project was to investigate the effectiveness of a language-focused professional development programme on the knowledge and behaviour of preschool practitioners (sometimes called early years practitioners) in the UK. In Study 1 we determined whether the training received by practitioners is effective in improving their knowledge…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Program Effectiveness, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Behavior
Bettmann, Joen – NAMTA Journal, 2016
Through a strong Montessori orientation to the parameters of spoken language, Joen Bettmann makes the case for "materializing" spoken knowledge using the stimulation of real objects and real situations that promote mature discussion around the sensorial aspect of the prepared environment. She lists specific materials in the classroom…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Montessori Method, Singing, Vocabulary Development
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O'Toole, Ciara; Gatt, Daniela; Hickey, Tina M.; Miekisz, Aneta; Haman, Ewa; Armon-Lotem, Sharon; Rinker, Tanja; Ohana, Odelya; dos Santos, Christophe; Kern, Sophie – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2017
This paper compared the vocabulary size of a group of 250 bilinguals aged 24-36 months acquiring six different language pairs using an analogous tool, and attempted to identify factors that influence vocabulary sizes and ultimately place children at risk for language delay. Each research group used adaptations of the MacArthur-Bates Communicative…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Mothers, Educational Attainment, Questionnaires
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Pons, Ferran; Albareda-Castellot, Barbara; Sebastian-Galles, Nuria – Child Development, 2012
Vowels with extreme articulatory-acoustic properties act as natural referents. Infant perceptual asymmetries point to an underlying bias favoring these referent vowels. However, as language experience is gathered, distributional frequency of speech sounds could modify this initial bias. The perception of the /i/-/e/ contrast was explored in 144…
Descriptors: Vowels, Infants, Acoustics, Vocabulary Development
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Parra, Marisol; Hoff, Erika; Core, Cynthia – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2011
The relation of phonological memory to language experience and development was investigated in 41 Spanish-English bilingual first language learners. The children's relative exposure to English and Spanish and their phonological memory for English- and Spanish-like nonwords were assessed at 22 months of age, and their productive vocabulary and…
Descriptors: Phonology, Memory, Language Enrichment, Language Acquisition
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Byers-Heinlein, Krista; Werker, Janet F. – Developmental Science, 2009
How infants learn new words is a fundamental puzzle in language acquisition. To guide their word learning, infants exploit systematic word-learning heuristics that allow them to link new words to likely referents. By 17 months, infants show a tendency to associate a novel noun with a novel object rather than a familiar one, a heuristic known as…
Descriptors: Form Classes (Languages), Heuristics, Infants, Monolingualism
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Rinaldi, Pasquale; Caselli, Cristina – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2009
We evaluated language development in deaf Italian preschoolers with hearing parents, taking into account the duration of formal language experience (i.e., the time elapsed since wearing a hearing aid and beginning language education) and different methods of language education. Twenty deaf children were matched with 20 hearing children for age and…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Deafness, Assistive Technology, Language Enrichment
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Collins, Molly F.; Dennis, Sarah E. – NHSA Dialog, 2009
Among risk factors associated with reading difficulties, poverty and underdeveloped oral language skills can be particularly detrimental to reading success. The City Early Reading First (CERF) project implemented a comprehensive curriculum, professional development, intensive mentoring, and home supports to enhance children's language, literacy,…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Early Reading, Oral Language, Disadvantaged Youth
Majorow, A. P. – Deutsch als Fremdsprache, 1971
Descriptors: German, Language Acquisition, Language Enrichment, Language Usage
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Tomasello, Michael; And Others – Journal of Child Language, 1988
Assessment of two-year-olds' (N=22) acquisition of words for referents of previously learned words indicated that young children found it easier to learn a new word when they were able to contrast its referent with that of a word they already knew. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Child Language, Infants, Language Acquisition, Language Enrichment
Mininni, Giuseppe – Rassegna Italiana di Linguistica Applicata, 1986
Urges educators to utilize metaphors in language instruction. Two experiments support this position. The results of the first experiment reveal that students learn lexical items more efficiently if presented in metaphors. The results of the second experiment indicate the usefulness of metaphors in developing students' critical thinking. (CFM)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Language Acquisition, Language Arts, Language Enrichment
Robinson, Violet B. – 1975
Dramatic play, an activity for which children show a natural inclination, provides kindergarten children with the opportunities for acquiring new vocabulary, extending word meaning, acquiring and practicing verbal expression and syntactical patterns, and gaining in language facility. In order to foster this language development, kindergarten…
Descriptors: Child Language, Dramatic Play, Kindergarten, Language Acquisition
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Auten, Anne – Language Arts, 1985
Explores ERIC materials on various theories of language development and their implications for vocabulary development in classroom settings. Provides suggestions for enriching the school language environment to promote vocabulary growth. (HTH)
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Research, Educational Theories, Language Acquisition
Niemann, Ann Smith – Elementary English, 1971
A review of recent research findings on how a child develops a vocabulary and acquires the ability to express himself. Bibliography. (RB)
Descriptors: Child Language, Communication (Thought Transfer), Expressive Language, Language Acquisition
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