ERIC Number: EJ1343707
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Publication Date: 2021-Sep
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Socioeconomic Status Correlates with Measures of Language Environment Analysis (LENA) System: A Meta-Analysis
Piot, Leonardo; Havron, Naomi; Cristia, Alejandrina
Journal of Child Language, v49 n5 p1037-1051 Sep 2021
Using a meta-analytic approach, we evaluate the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and children's experiences measured with the Language Environment Analysis (LENA) system. Our final analysis included 22 independent samples, representing data from 1583 children. A model controlling for LENA[TM] measures, age and publication type revealed an effect size of r[subscript z]= 0.186, indicating a small effect of SES on children's language experiences. The type of LENA metric measured emerged as a significant moderator, indicating stronger effects for adult word counts than child vocalization counts. These results provide important evidence for the strength of association between SES and children's everyday language experiences as measured with an unobtrusive recording analyzed automatically in a standardized fashion.
Descriptors: Children, Socioeconomic Status, Language Acquisition, Vocabulary Development, Vocabulary Skills, Speech Communication, Language Usage
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