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The Process Density Index as a Measure of Phonological Development: Data from Dutch
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van Borsel, John; D'haeseleer, Lien – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2019
The Process Density Index (PDI), originally developed by Edwards, is a potentially useful metric for assessing phonological development that is based on the average number of phonological process applications per word in a speech sample. The purpose of the present study was to gather PDI reference data for Dutch-speaking children. Speech samples…
Descriptors: Phonology, Indo European Languages, Indexes, Speech Communication
Steps along a Continuum of Word Knowledge: Later Lexical Development through the Lens of Receptive Judgments
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Ameel, Eef; Malt, Barbara C.; Storms, Gert – Language Learning and Development, 2014
Usage patterns for common nouns continue to change well past the early years of language acquisition in free naming (Andersen, 1975; Ameel, Malt, & Storms, 2008). The current research evaluates whether this continued evolution is shown in receptive judgments as well, given their differing cognitive demands. We found an extended learning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Children, Early Adolescents, Naming
Validation of the Preschool and Primary School Form of a Questionnaire Assessing Parents' Childrearing Behavior
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Meunier, Jean-Christophe; Roskam, Isabelle – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2009
This study presents a validation of a scale that assesses parents' childrearing behavior toward young children. The scale was validated on 565 parents of 2- to 7-year-old children. The current results replicated the factor solution of the original scale designed for parents of school-aged children. The scale demonstrated good psychometric…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Factor Structure, Measures (Individuals), Psychometrics
Influence of Linguistic Environment on Children's Language Development: Flemish versus Dutch Children
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Wiefferink, C. H.; Spaai, G. W. G.; Uilenburg, N.; Vermeij, B. A. M.; De Raeve, L. – Deafness and Education International, 2008
In the present study, language development of Dutch children with a cochlear implant (CI) in a bilingual educational setting and Flemish children with a CI in a dominantly monolingual educational setting is compared. In addition, we compared the development of spoken language with the development of sign language in Dutch children. Eighteen…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cross Cultural Studies, Hearing Impairments, Comparative Analysis
Enhancing Children's Prosocial Development by Teacher Implemented Story Telling and Discussion.
Vandenplas-Holper, Christiane; And Others – 1988
A total of 61 Belgian boys and girls who were 5 and 7 years old participated in an experiment which aimed at enhancing their giving and helping behavior. Treatment basically involved the induction of empathy. Children in the experimental group were told stories by their teacher in which the hero meets secondary characters who are in need and acts…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Context Effect, Discussion
A New Generation of Canadian Families Raising Young Children: A New Look at Data from National Surveys
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Human Resources Development Canada, 2003
When Canadian parents look back on their own lives and the lives of their parents, they see changes across a generation that have profoundly affected their parenting experience, compared to when they themselves were young children. Supports for today's parents must take into consideration these changes that affect the care and nurturing of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Family Environment, Age Differences, Young Children