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Direct linkSchröder, Elin; Gredebäck, Gustaf; Forssman, Linda; Lindskog, Marcus – Developmental Science, 2022
How do children construct a concept of natural numbers? Past research addressing this question has mainly focused on understanding how children come to acquire the cardinality principle. However, at that point children already understand the first number words and have a rudimentary natural number concept in place. The question therefore remains;…
Descriptors: Child Development, Numbers, Number Concepts, Concept Formation
Rantalainen, Katariina; Paavola-Ruotsalainen, Leila; Kunnari, Sari – First Language, 2022
This study investigated responsive and directive speech from 60 Finnish mothers to their 2-year-old children, as well as correlations with concurrent and later vocabulary. Possible gender differences with regard to both maternal speech and children's vocabulary skills were considered. There were no gender differences in maternal utterance…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mothers, Toddlers, Parent Child Relationship
Yumus, Melike; Turan, Figen – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2022
This study examined implementation of a newly developed shared book reading intervention program, to boost infants' early skills and provide a solid foundation for continued language learning. A randomised control study was conducted to elevate the effects of Shared Book Reading Intervention with 20 parents (n = 10 experiment, n = 10 control) and…
Descriptors: Parent Education, Reading Strategies, Intervention, Infants
Shaqiri, Albulene; Gallopeni, Florim; Selmani, Erza – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
The importance of early childhood narrative skills in social relationships and children's internal capacity is of utmost interest to be studied. This aim of this study is to examine how the social group functioning, narrative skills, school success and non-verbal intelligence are interconnected. This is a mixed design study with a sample of 109…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Ability, Interpersonal Competence, Success, Correlation
Emily Lorang – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Grounded in the biopsychosocial models of expressive language in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and fragile X syndrome (FXS), this dissertation included two novel studies that examined the role of biological (i.e., physiology), psychological (i.e., autistic traits, anxiety symptoms, and child affect) and social (i.e., communication partner…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Physiology, Males, Intellectual Disability
Wilson, Kaitlyn P.; Steinbrenner, Jessica R.; Kalandadze, Tamar; Handler, Lara – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2019
Purpose: The aims of this systematic review are to (a) synthesize the literature on interventions targeting expressive communication in adults with autism spectrum disorder and (b) evaluate the effectiveness of the interventions. Method: The literature search resulted in 7,196 articles. The research team used 2 reviewers and consensus for…
Descriptors: Intervention, Adults, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Producing Referring Expressions in Identification Tasks and Route Directions: What's the Difference?
Baltaretu, Adriana; Krahmer, Emiel; Maes, Alfons – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2019
Although communicative purposes are an important element in language production, few studies investigate the extent to which they might affect referential choices. In this study we contrast two tasks with different purposes: identification and route directions giving. In Experiment 1 speakers referred to a target building nearby or further away so…
Descriptors: College Students, Foreign Countries, Identification, Expressive Language
Jacob I. Feldman; Varsha Garla; Kacie Dunham; Jennifer E. Markfeld; Sarah M. Bowman; Alexandra J. Golden; Claire Daly; Sophia Kaiser; Nisha Mailapur; Sweeya Raj; Pooja Santapuram; Evan Suzman; Ashley E. Augustine; Aine Muhumuza; Carissa J. Cascio; Kathryn L. Williams; Anne V. Kirby; Bahar Keceli-Kaysili; Tiffany G. Woynaroski – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
Early differences in sensory responsiveness may contribute to difficulties with communication among autistic children; however, this theory has not been longitudinally assessed in infants at increased familial versus general population-level likelihood for autism (Sibs-autism vs. Sibs-NA) using a comprehensive battery of sensory responsiveness and…
Descriptors: Infants, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Sensory Experience, Siblings
Lindsay R. Dennis; Kelly Farquharson; Anne Reed; Rebecca Summy; Jennifer Westmoreland; Kimberline Clark – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2024
This study examined the effects of practice-based coaching with scripted supports designed to support paraeducators and speech-language pathology assistants (SLP-As) as they implement evidence-based shared book reading strategies with preschoolers with language delays. A single-case, multiple baseline across behaviors was employed. Five U.S.…
Descriptors: Reading Strategies, Speech Language Pathology, Paraprofessional School Personnel, Students with Disabilities
Sari Kunnari; Susana Sanduvete-Chaves; Salvador Chacon-Moscoso; Dina Caetano Alves; Martina Ozbic; Kakia Petinou; Anna-Kaisa Tolonen; Krisztina Zajdó; Pauline Frizelle; Carol-Anne Murphy; David Saldana; Marja Laasonen – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: Phonological difficulties are prevalent in children with speech and/or language disorders and may hamper their later language outcomes and academic achievements. These children often form a significant proportion of speech and language therapists' caseloads. There is a shortage of information on evidence-based interventions for…
Descriptors: Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Expressive Language, Language Impairments, Speech Impairments
Chun-Hao Chiu; Bradford H. Pillow; The Family Life Project Key Investigators – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2024
The purpose of this study is to investigate the relations among children's symbolic functioning at 15 months, joint attention at 24 months, expressive communication at 24 and 36 months, and executive functioning at 36 months. With the sample from rural areas in the United States collected by the Family Life Project (N = 1,008), a longitudinal data…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Family Life, Expressive Language, Verbal Communication
Diana Leyva; Gloria Yeomans-Maldonado; Christina Weiland; Anna Shapiro – Grantee Submission, 2024
Associations between home learning opportunities, parental growth mindset (the belief that intelligence is malleable), and children's academic skills have been documented primarily in European descent communities. Less is known about other communities. This study examined associations among home learning opportunities, parental mindsets, and child…
Descriptors: Family Environment, Educational Environment, Home Study, Parent Attitudes
Diana Leyva; Gloria Yeomans-Maldonado; Christina Weiland; Anna Shapiro – Early Education and Development, 2024
Associations between home learning opportunities, parental growth mindset (the belief that intelligence is malleable), and children's academic skills have been documented primarily in European descent communities. Less is known about other communities. This study examined associations among home learning opportunities, parental mindsets, and child…
Descriptors: Family Environment, Educational Environment, Home Study, Parent Attitudes
Karla N. Washington; Rachel Wright Karem; Leslie E. Kokotek; Michelle León – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2023
Purpose: There is a shortage of available methods to accurately inform the developmental status of children whose cultural and linguistic backgrounds vary from the mainstream. The purpose of this review article was to describe different approaches used to support the accurate characterization of speech, language, and functional communication in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Relevance, Evaluation Methods, Cultural Differences
Mason-Apps, Emily; Stojanovik, Vesna; Houston-Price, Carmel; Seager, Emily; Buckley, Sue – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2020
Purpose: The study explored longitudinally the course of vocabulary and general language development in a group of infants with Down syndrome (DS) compared to a group of typically developing (TD) infants matched on nonverbal mental ability (NVMA). Method: We compared the vocabulary and general language trajectories of the two groups in two ways:…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Infants, Receptive Language, Language Acquisition
