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Individual Differences in Lexical Processing at 18 Months Predict Vocabulary Growth in Typically Developing and Late-Talking Toddlers
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Fernald, Anne; Marchman, Virginia A. – Child Development, 2012
Using online measures of familiar word recognition in the looking-while-listening procedure, this prospective longitudinal study revealed robust links between processing efficiency and vocabulary growth from 18 to 30 months in children classified as typically developing (n = 46) and as "late talkers" (n = 36) at 18 months. Those late talkers who…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, Word Recognition, Language Proficiency, Language Processing
How Vocabulary Size in Two Languages Relates to Efficiency in Spoken Word Recognition by Young Spanish-English Bilinguals
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Marchman, Virginia A.; Fernald, Anne; Hurtado, Nereyda – Journal of Child Language, 2010
Research using online comprehension measures with monolingual children shows that speed and accuracy of spoken word recognition are correlated with lexical development. Here we examined speech processing efficiency in relation to vocabulary development in bilingual children learning both Spanish and English (n=26 ; 2 ; 6). Between-language…
Descriptors: Linguistic Input, Word Recognition, Monolingualism, Vocabulary Development
Does Input Influence Uptake? Links between Maternal Talk, Processing Speed and Vocabulary Size in Spanish-Learning Children
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Hurtado, Nereyda; Marchman, Virginia A.; Fernald, Anne – Developmental Science, 2008
It is well established that variation in caregivers' speech is associated with language outcomes, yet little is known about the learning principles that mediate these effects. This longitudinal study (n = 27) explores whether Spanish-learning children's early experiences with language predict efficiency in real-time comprehension and vocabulary…
Descriptors: Mothers, Caregivers, Word Recognition, Language Processing
Speed of Word Recognition and Vocabulary Knowledge in Infancy Predict Cognitive and Language Outcomes in Later Childhood
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Marchman, Virginia A.; Fernald, Anne – Developmental Science, 2008
The nature of predictive relations between early language and later cognitive function is a fundamental question in research on human cognition. In a longitudinal study assessing speed of language processing in infancy, Fernald, Perfors and Marchman (2006 ) found that reaction time at 25 months was strongly related to lexical and grammatical…
Descriptors: Reaction Time, Infants, Short Term Memory, Word Recognition
Knowing What a Novel Word Is Not: Two-Year-Olds "Listen Through" Ambiguous Adjectives in Fluent Speech
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Thorpe, Kirsten; Fernald, Anne – Cognition, 2006
Three studies investigated how 24-month-olds and adults resolve temporary ambiguity in fluent speech when encountering prenominal adjectives potentially interpretable as nouns. Children were tested in a looking-while-listening procedure to monitor the time course of speech processing. In Experiment 1, the familiar and unfamiliar adjectives…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Adults, Language Processing, Form Classes (Languages)
Spoken Word Recognition by Latino Children Learning Spanish as Their First Language
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Hurtado, Nereyda; Marchman, Virginia A.; Fernald, Anne – Journal of Child Language, 2007
Research on the development of efficiency in spoken language understanding has focused largely on middle-class children learning English. Here we extend this research to Spanish-learning children (n=49; M=2;0; range=1;3-3;1) living in the USA in Latino families from primarily low socioeconomic backgrounds. Children looked at pictures of familiar…
Descriptors: Language Research, Eye Movements, Oral Language, Disadvantaged Youth