The Covariation between Parental and Expert Evaluations of Early Language Skills

Autor/inn/en	Björn, Piia M.; Kakkuri, Irma; Leppänen, Paavo H. T.
Titel	The Covariation between Parental and Expert Evaluations of Early Language Skills
Quelle	In: Early Child Development and Care, 184 (2014) 5, S.706-718 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4430
DOI	10.1080/03004430.2013.809713
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Toddlers; Expressive Language; Receptive Language; Language Acquisition; Mothers; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Educational Attainment; Parent Background; Dyslexia; Statistical Analysis; Models; Questionnaires; Demography; Predictor Variables; Measures (Individuals); Vocabulary Development; Correlation; Comparative Analysis; Expertise; Language Skills; Finland; MacArthur Communicative Development Inventory; Bayley Scales of Infant Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Infant; Infants; Toddler; Kleinkind; Rezeptive Kommunikationsfähigkeit; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Mother; Mutter; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Elternhaus; Dyslexics; Legasthenie; Lese-Rechtschreib-Schwäche; Statistische Analyse; Analogiemodell; Fragebogen; Demografie; Prädiktor; Messdaten; Wortschatzarbeit; Korrelation; Expert appraisal; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Finnland
Abstract	This study investigated the potential interrelationship between parental (maternal) and expert assessments of the expressive and receptive language skills of 12- to 18-month-old children. The language activities of 27 children were monitored by their mothers (MCDI scale: Lyytinen, 2000. "Varhaisen kommunikaation ja kielen kehityksen arviointimenetelmä." Jyväskylän yliopiston lapsitutkimuskeskus ja Niilo Mäki Instituutti. Jyväskylä: Yliopistopaino. [An assessment tool for early communication and language development] Jyväskylä: University Press) and trained researchers (Bayley Scales III: Bayley, 2006. "Bayley III Scales of Infant Development. Administration Manual." San Antonio, TX: Psychological Corporation). First and foremost, the results showed that parental and expert assessments of different aspects of child development were in accord, even after controlling for the child's age. Covariance modelling confirmed the strong concordance between maternal and expert assessment of both aspects of early language development. Furthermore, maternal age did have an effect on the child's receptive language, according to experts' assessments. Gender or maternal education level did not have an impact on language skills as measured by Bayley assessment. Parent-reported dyslexia in a close relative was also taken into account. (As Provided).
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