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Peer reviewedCoates, Samantha; Messner, David – Early Child Development and Care, 1996
Examined effects of social interactions experienced by newborns on later speech ability. Subjects were 20 5-year olds and 20 6-year olds. Children were observed conducting a telephone communication task and also given the British Picture Vocabulary Test. Found that first-borns had larger vocabularies but less-developed conversation skills than…
Descriptors: First Born, Language Acquisition, Language Aptitude, Language Skills
