Children's early decontextualized talk predicts academic language proficiency in midadolescence
This study examines whether children's decontextualized talk—talk about nonpresent
events, explanations, or pretend—at 30 months predicts seventh‐grade academic language …
events, explanations, or pretend—at 30 months predicts seventh‐grade academic language …
Decontextualized language input and preschoolers' vocabulary development
ML Rowe - Seminars in speech and language, 2013 - thieme-connect.com
This article discusses the importance of using decontextualized language, or language that
is removed from the here and now including pretend, narrative, and explanatory talk, with …
is removed from the here and now including pretend, narrative, and explanatory talk, with …
Vocabulary, syntax, and narrative development in typically developing children and children with early unilateral brain injury: Early parental talk about the “there-and …
This study examines the role of a particular kind of linguistic input—talk about the past and
future, pretend, and explanations, that is, talk that is decontextualized—in the development …
future, pretend, and explanations, that is, talk that is decontextualized—in the development …
Oral discourse in the preschool years and later literacy skills
TM Griffin, L Hemphill, L Camp, DP Wolf - First language, 2004 - journals.sagepub.com
This study investigated relationships between preschoolers' oral discourse and their later
skill at reading and writing. Thirty-two children participated in narrative and expository oral …
skill at reading and writing. Thirty-two children participated in narrative and expository oral …
Expository discourse in adolescents with language impairments: Examining syntactic development
MA Nippold, TC Mansfield, JL Billow, JB Tomblin - 2008 - ASHA
Purpose This study examined syntactic development in a large cohort of adolescents. At
kindergarten, each participant had been identified as having specific language impairment …
kindergarten, each participant had been identified as having specific language impairment …
A brief parent-focused intervention to improve preschoolers' conversational skills and school readiness.
Preschool children's use of decontextualized language, or talk about abstract topics beyond
the here-and-now, is predictive of their kindergarten readiness and is associated with the …
the here-and-now, is predictive of their kindergarten readiness and is associated with the …
Supporting inferential thinking in preschoolers: Effects of discussion on children's story comprehension
MF Collins - Early Education and Development, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Research Findings: This study examines the effects of low–and high–cognitive
demand discussion on children's story comprehension and identifies contributions of …
demand discussion on children's story comprehension and identifies contributions of …
Use of decontextualized talk across story contexts: How oral storytelling and emergent reading can scaffold children's development
SM Curenton, MJ Craig, N Flanigan - Early education and …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
This study examined 33 mothers' and preschoolers' oral language skills (decontextualized
discourse) across an emergent reading, shared reading, and oral storytelling interaction …
discourse) across an emergent reading, shared reading, and oral storytelling interaction …
Language development subcontexts in Head Start classrooms: Distinctive patterns of teacher talk during free play, mealtime, and book reading
SD Gest, R Holland-Coviello, JA Welsh… - Early Education and …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Research findings. Language development subcontexts within 20 Head Start classrooms
were studied by observing teachers' child-directed talk during free play, mealtime, and book …
were studied by observing teachers' child-directed talk during free play, mealtime, and book …
Language complexity during read-alouds and kindergartners' vocabulary and symbolic understanding
We explored links between complexity of teacher–child verbal interaction and child
language and literacy outcomes in fifteen whole-class read-aloud sessions in Chilean …
language and literacy outcomes in fifteen whole-class read-aloud sessions in Chilean …