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Language growth in very young siblings at risk for autism spectrum disorder [PDF]

, 2019
Background Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) show substantial variability in their language development. Language problems are highly prevalent in these children.
Beyers, Wim, Bontinck, Chloè, Boterberg, Sofie, Bruyneel, Eva, Demurie, Ellen, Dewaele, Nele, Roeyers, Herbert, Warreyn, Petra   +7 more
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The first signs of language: Phonological development in British sign language [PDF]

, 2007
A total of 1018 signs in one deaf child’s naturalistic interaction with her deaf mother, between the ages 19-24 months were analysed. This study summarises regular modification processes in the phonology of the child sign’s handshape, location, movement ...
Barrett-Jones, S., Morgan, G., Stoneham, H.   +2 more
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What's in a name? Coming to terms with the child's linguistic environment [PDF]

, 2008
This article reviews the proliferation of terms that have been coined to denote the language environment of the young child. It is argued that terms are often deployed by researchers without due consideration of their appropriateness for particular ...
Saxton, Matthew
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Whorfian potential in child language

Psychology of Language and Communication, 2018
As toddlers begin the language acquisition process, event memory and the capacity for dead-reckoning are developing in the cognitive domain, providing the potential to think about the relative location of events in time and objects in space.
Weist Richard M.
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When you isn’t you: The attraction of self-ascription in children’s interpretation of pronouns in reported speech

Glossa, 2017
In language comprehension, you is a de se pronoun, which means that its interpretation is guided by a simple de se rule (you = self-ascription by addressee), while the interpretation of other pronouns requires more complicated reasoning.
Emar Maier, Franziska Köder
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The Importance of Language-Learning Environments to Child Language Outcomes

Pediatrics, 2019
* Abbreviation: SES — : socioeconomic status A strong foundation in language skills is associated with positive, long-term academic, occupational, and social outcomes.
H. Feldman
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Parenting interventions to promote early child development in the first three years of life: A global systematic review and meta-analysis

PLoS Medicine, 2021
Background Parents are the primary caregivers of young children. Responsive parent–child relationships and parental support for learning during the earliest years of life are crucial for promoting early child development (ECD).
Joshua Jeong, E. Franchett, C. V. Ramos de Oliveira, K. Rehmani, A. Yousafzai   +4 more
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Parent-child interaction in Nigerian families: conversation analysis, context and culture [PDF]

, 2008
This paper uses a conversation analysis (CA) approach to explore parent child interaction (PCI) within Nigerian families. We illustrate how speech and language therapists (SLTs), by using CA, can tailor recommendations according to the interactional ...
Annabel Burns, Bruner, J.S., Grimes, B.F., Jefferson, G., Julie Radford, Le Bas, L., Lock, A., Manolson, A., Pomerantz, A., Radford, J., Tannock, R., Tannock, R., Tarplee, C., ten Have, P., Timyan, J., Trevarthen, C.   +15 more
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Measurement of Lexical Diversity in Children’s Spoken Language: Computational and Conceptual Considerations

Frontiers in Psychology, 2022
BackgroundType-Token Ratio (TTR), given its relatively simple hand computation, is one of the few LSA measures calculated by clinicians in everyday practice.
Ji Seung Yang, Carly Rosvold, Nan Bernstein Ratner   +2 more
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Early Childhood Education in Times of Pandemic: The lived experience of children in Latinamerican countries

Revista Colombiana de Educación
In recent years, the pandemic has altered everyday relationships and social experiences. This research is framed within this context, emphasizing the concept of childhood as a social construct, historically and geographically redefined.
Marlene Fermín-González, Carolina Caffarena-Barcenilla, Blanca Barco, Ada Echenique-Arguinzones   +3 more
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