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Gendler-Shalev, Hila; Dromi, Esther – Journal of Child Language, 2022
This article presents data on lexical development of 881 Israeli Hebrew-speaking monolingual toddlers ages 1;0 to 2;0. A Web-based version of the Hebrew MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventories (H-MB-CDI) was used for data collection. Growth curves for expressive vocabulary, receptive vocabulary, actions and gestures were…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Language Acquisition, Toddlers, Computer Assisted Testing
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Dromi, Esther; Zaidman-Zait, Anat – Journal of Child Language, 2011
The Hebrew Parent Questionnaire for Communication and Early Language (HPQ-CEL) was administered by 154 parents of Hebrew-speaking toddlers aged 1 ; 0 to 1 ; 3 (77 boys, 77 girls). The Questionnaire guided parents in observing and rating their toddlers in six contexts at home. The study aimed to identify inter-correlations between toddlers'…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Toddlers, Cooperation, Questionnaires
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Zaidman-Zait, Anat; Dromi, Esther – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2007
Purpose: This study was conducted to compare the prelinguistic communicative abilities of toddlers with hearing loss and without hearing loss during the 2nd year of life and shortly before the emergence of productive single-word lexicons. Method: The participants were 28 toddlers with hearing loss who participated in an early intervention program…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Toddlers, Profiles, Hearing (Physiology)
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Dromi, Esther – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2003
Assessment of the prelinguistic behaviors of 43 deaf children (ages 8 to 49 months) of hearing parents in Israel found only partial resemblance to the theoretical model of prelinguistic communication in hearing infants. Unique interrelationships among pointing and early noncommunicative behaviors were found with no correlation between use of…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Deafness, Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries
Dromi, Esther; And Others – 1996
This study examined the prelinguistic communicative behaviors of 48 young Israeli children with hearing impairments (ages 8 months to 49 months). Most subjects were severely hearing impaired. Ninety percent were born to hearing parents. A parent questionnaire utilizing a direct observation methodology in six situational contexts was selected,…
Descriptors: Body Language, Cognitive Development, Communication Skills, Deafness
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Maital, Sharone L.; Dromi, Esther; Sagi, Abraham; Bornstein, Marc H. – Journal of Child Language, 2000
Discusses construction of the Hebrew Communicative Development Inventory (HCDI), an adaptation of the MacArthur Communicative Development Inventory (MCDI). The HCDI was administered to a stratified sample of Israeli mothers of 253 toddlers. Results are presented and compared with scores from the MCDI. Results indicate that conclusions concerning…
Descriptors: Child Language, Comparative Analysis, Contrastive Linguistics, English