Predictors of early vocabulary growth in children born preterm and full term: A study of processing speed and medical complications
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DOI: 10.1080/09297049.2019.1569608
Abstract: ABSTRACT Delays in expressive vocabulary may be harbingers of long-term language difficulties. In toddlers born full term (FT), individual differences in language processing speed are associated with variation in expressive vocabulary growth. Children born preterm… read more here.
Keywords: speed; vocabulary growth; processing speed; language ... See more keywords
Relationships Among Teachers’ Use of Mental State Verbs and Children’s Vocabulary Growth
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DOI: 10.1080/10409289.2018.1440844
Abstract: ABSTRACT Research Findings: Mental state verbs (MSV), a component of literate and academic language, may facilitate vocabulary growth, as they relate to metacognitive and metalinguistic awareness as well as decontextualized talk, all of which have… read more here.
Keywords: state verbs; mental state; vocabulary growth; teachers use ... See more keywords
Influence of Respiratory Tract Infections on Vocabulary Growth in Relation to Child’s Sex: The STEPS Study
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192315560
Abstract: Common health issues have been less examined in studies of early language development, particularly in relation to the child’s sex. Respiratory tract infections, often complicated by acute otitis media, are common in children during the… read more here.
Keywords: vocabulary growth; tract infections; respiratory tract;