Language learning, socioeconomic status, and child‐directed speech
JF Schwab, C Lew‐Williams - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Young children's language experiences and language outcomes are highly variable.
Research in recent decades has focused on understanding the extent to which family …
Research in recent decades has focused on understanding the extent to which family …
Understanding socioeconomic differences in parents' speech to children
ML Rowe - Child Development Perspectives, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In this article, I address our understanding of the word gap, or why parents' talk to children
differs by socioeconomic status. The differences in quantity and quality of parents' input …
differs by socioeconomic status. The differences in quantity and quality of parents' input …
Language input to infants of different socioeconomic statuses: A quantitative meta‐analysis
S Dailey, E Bergelson - Developmental science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
For the past 25 years, researchers have investigated language input to children from high‐
and low‐socioeconomic status (SES) families. Hart and Risley first reported a “30 Million …
and low‐socioeconomic status (SES) families. Hart and Risley first reported a “30 Million …
The contribution of early communication quality to low-income children's language success
The disparity in the amount and quality of language that low-income children hear relative to
their more-affluent peers is often referred to as the 30-million-word gap. Here, we expand …
their more-affluent peers is often referred to as the 30-million-word gap. Here, we expand …
Look who's talking: Speech style and social context in language input to infants are linked to concurrent and future speech development
N Ramírez‐Esparza, A García‐Sierra… - Developmental …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Language input is necessary for language learning, yet little is known about
whether, in natural environments, the speech style and social context of language input to …
whether, in natural environments, the speech style and social context of language input to …
Identifying pathways between socioeconomic status and language development
Children from low-income backgrounds consistently perform below their more advantaged
peers on standardized measures of language ability, setting long-term trajectories that …
peers on standardized measures of language ability, setting long-term trajectories that …
Twenty years after “meaningful differences,” it's time to reframe the “deficit” debate about the importance of children's early language experience
A Fernald, A Weisleder - Human Development, 2015 - karger.com
Fifty years of research have documented a sobering reality: There are substantial
differences among parents in how they engage and communicate with their children, and …
differences among parents in how they engage and communicate with their children, and …
Phonological variation in child-directed speech
Segmental features of child-directed speech (CDS) were studied in a corpus drawn from
thirtynine mothers living in Tyneside, England. Focus was on the phonetic variants used for …
thirtynine mothers living in Tyneside, England. Focus was on the phonetic variants used for …
[图书][B] Understanding individual differences in language development across the school years
MA Nippold, JB Tomblin - 2014 - api.taylorfrancis.com
This volume presents the findings of a large-scale study of individual differences in spoken
(and heard) language development during the school years. The goal of the study was to …
(and heard) language development during the school years. The goal of the study was to …
Talking to children matters: Early language experience strengthens processing and builds vocabulary
A Weisleder, A Fernald - Psychological science, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Infants differ substantially in their rates of language growth, and slow growth predicts later
academic difficulties. In this study, we explored how the amount of speech directed to infants …
academic difficulties. In this study, we explored how the amount of speech directed to infants …