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Dore, Rebecca A.; Liu, Xingfeiyue; Chaparro-Moreno, Leydi Johana; Justice, Laura M. – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2022
This study examined the dimensionality of caregivers' child-directed talk and the association of child directed talk and children's language skills at age of 3 years in a sample of 63 low-SES dyads in low-SES homes. Exploratory factor analysis identified that caregivers' child directed talk is characterized by two dimensions: quantity and…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Interpersonal Communication, Language Skills, Preschool Children
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Mashburn, Andrew J.; Justice, Laura M.; Downer, Jason T.; Pianta, Robert C. – Child Development, 2009
This study examined associations between peers' expressive language abilities and children's development of receptive and expressive language among 1,812 four-year olds enrolled in 453 classrooms in 11 states that provide large-scale public pre-kindergarten (pre-k) programs. Higher peer expressive language abilities were positively associated with…
Descriptors: Peer Influence, Child Development, Language Acquisition, Young Children