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Peer reviewedCoster, Wendy J.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1989
Examined the communicative behavior of 40 maltreated and nonmaltreated 31-month-old toddlers and their mothers. Results revealed that maltreated toddlers followed a pattern of shorter mean length of utterance, less descriptive speech, and proportionally less relevant speech. (RJC)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Language, Child Neglect, Communication Skills
Peer reviewedCicchetti, Dante; Beeghly, Marjorie – New Directions for Child Development, 1987
This study, which uses the organizational perspective, synthesizes major contributions to the examination of symbolic development in abused children. Focuses on the interrelationship between and the impact of maltreatment on children's cognitive, socioemotional, and linguistic development. (RWB)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Language, Cognitive Development, Infants
