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Adaptation and Validation of the Word Complexity Measure for Persian-Speaking Toddlers
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Golnoosh Golmohammadi; Farhad Sakhai; Faezeh Asadollahpour; Kiana Nouhi; Naemeh Jafari; Zahra Baghejari – First Language, 2024
This study aimed to adapt and validate the Word Complexity Measure (WCM) for Persian-speaking toddlers. The WCM is a tool for assessing phonological complexity, originally proposed by Stoel-Gammon. The study was conducted in two phases: (1) adapting the WCM parameters to the Persian language and (2) conducting a validation study with 60…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Measures (Individuals), Indo European Languages, Pictorial Stimuli
Pre-Schoolers' Home Numeracy and Home Literacy Experiences and Their Relationships with Early Number Skills: Evidence from a UK Study
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Soto-Calvo, Elena; Simmons, Fiona R.; Adams, Anne-Marie; Francis, Hannah N.; Giofre, David – Early Education and Development, 2020
Research Findings: It has been proposed that the home literacy environment may influence the development of early number skills. However, the results of studies examining the association between home literacy experiences and early number skills are mixed. This could be due to the way that the home literacy experiences are conceptualized and…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Family Environment, Literacy, Numeracy
'What Does an "O" Say When There's No "E" at the End?' Parents' Reading-Related Knowledge and Feedback during Child-to-Parent Reading
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Segal, Aviva; Martin-Chang, Sandra – Journal of Research in Reading, 2019
Background: Although a large body of research has investigated teachers' reading-related knowledge and associated pedagogical practices, comparatively little is known about these factors in parents. Therefore, the present study examined the association between parental reading-related knowledge and feedback during child-to-parent reading. Methods:…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Intelligence Tests, Verbal Ability, Vocabulary
Intelligibility in Context Scale: Normative and Validation Data for English-Speaking Preschoolers
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McLeod, Sharynne; Crowe, Kathryn; Shahaeian, Ameneh – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2015
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe normative and validation data on the Intelligibility in Context Scale (ICS; McLeod, Harrison, & McCormack, 2012c) for English-speaking children. Method: The ICS is a 7-item, parent-report measure of children's speech intelligibility with a range of communicative partners. Data were collected…
Descriptors: Speech Skills, Articulation (Speech), Communication Skills, Measures (Individuals)
The Effects of Measures of Language Experience and Language Ability on Segmental Accuracy in Bilingual Children
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Goldstein, Brian A.; Bunta, Ferenc; Lange, Jenny; Rodriguez, Jenny; Burrows, Lauren – American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2010
Purpose: The present study investigated the effects of selected measures of language experience (parent-reported estimates of frequency of output and language use) and language ability (parent-reported language proficiency and mean length of utterance in words) on the segmental accuracy of Spanish- and English-speaking bilingual children. Method:…
Descriptors: Language Aptitude, Language Enrichment, Language Proficiency, Language Acquisition
The Effects of Language Environment and Oral Language Ability on Phonological Production Proficiency in Bilingual Spanish-English Speaking Children
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Scarpino, Shelley E. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Purpose: This study was conducted to determine if phonological production proficiency in bilingual Spanish-English preschoolers could be predicted by their language environment, language ability, and phonological production proficiency in their other language. Method: Participants were 199 Latino children and their families. Children ranged in age…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Spanish, Language Usage, Bilingualism