ERIC Number: EJ1010578
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
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False Belief Understanding in Language Impaired and Typically Developing Spanish-Speaking Preschoolers from Lower Income Backgrounds
Guiberson, Mark; Rodriguez, Barbara L.
Early Education and Development, v24 n4 p517-535 2013
Research Findings: The present study describes developmental trends in false belief (in other and self) in 46 Mexican-dialect Spanish-speaking children from lower socioeconomic backgrounds with and without language impairment (LI). Results indicate that typically developing children's performance on false belief tasks improves with age, with very few 3-year-old children, half of the 4-year-old children, and most 5-year-olds demonstrating false belief understanding. Results also reveal that children acquire false belief in other in advance of false belief in self. Although there were no group differences between 3- and 4-year-old typically developing and LI children, there were significant differences in false belief performance between the 5-year-old typically developing and LI children. Practice or Policy: Implications for screening and enhanced false belief teaching strategies are presented. (Contains 3 tables and 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Spanish Speaking, Low Income, Cognitive Processes, Beliefs, Child Development, Developmental Stages, Teaching Methods, English (Second Language), English, Native Speakers, Mexican Americans, Performance, Language Impairments, Preschool Children, Disadvantaged Youth, Preschool Education, Questionnaires, Theory of Mind, Cultural Influences, Scores, Measures (Individuals)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Preschool Language Scale
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