ERIC Number: EJ1319920
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Nov
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0012-1649
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Patterns of Maternal Interactive Behaviors and Dual Vocabulary Development in Mexican American Children
Developmental Psychology, v57 n11 p1866-1879 Nov 2021
Children learn the words of their native language(s) from interactions with their caregivers. Although previous research has found that the language children hear during those interactions predicts vocabulary outcomes, few studies have investigated how qualitative features of social interactions work together to affect children's vocabulary development, particularly for underresourced, language minoritized children. This study examined patterns of maternal interactive behaviors during toddlerhood in relation to children's later Spanish and English vocabulary development among 318 low-income, Mexican American families. Five maternal behaviors (acknowledging, elaborating, gaze, vocal appropriateness, and overriding) were coded from video recordings at age 24 months. At 36 and 54 months, child expressive vocabulary was assessed in both English and Spanish. Latent class analysis identified five distinct patterns of maternal interactive behaviors, which differentially supported or compromised child expressive language in English and Spanish. Implications of these findings for better understanding the role of caregiver interactions in dual language vocabulary development are discussed.
Descriptors: Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Toddlers, Preschool Children, Bilingualism, Vocabulary Development, Language Acquisition, Behavior Patterns, Interaction, Expressive Language, Native Language, Spanish, Mexican Americans, Low Income Groups, Acculturation, English (Second Language), Caregiver Child Relationship
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) (DHHS/NIH)
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Identifiers - Location: Arizona
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Acculturation Rating Scale for Mexican Americans; Woodcock Munoz Language Survey
Grant or Contract Numbers: R01MH083173; R01HD083027