Age-Related Changes in Preschoolers' Ability to Communicate Using Iconic Gestures in the Absence of Speech

Autor/inn/en	Vasc, Dermina; Miclea, Mircea
Titel	Age-Related Changes in Preschoolers' Ability to Communicate Using Iconic Gestures in the Absence of Speech
Quelle	In: Early Child Development and Care, 188 (2018) 1, S.16-31 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4430
DOI	10.1080/03004430.2017.1321541
Schlagwörter	Age Differences; Preschool Children; Nonverbal Communication; Case Studies; Puppetry; Language Acquisition; Speech Communication; Child Development; Scaffolding (Teaching Technique); Task Analysis; Foreign Countries; Kindergarten; Statistical Analysis; Romania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Puppenspiel; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Kindesentwicklung; Aufgabenanalyse; Ausland; Statistische Analyse; Rumänien
Abstract	Iconic gestures illustrate complex meanings and clarify and enrich the speech they accompany. Little is known, however, about how children use iconic gestures in the absence of speech. In this study, we used a cross-sectional design to investigate how 3-, 4- and 5-year-old children (N = 51) communicate using pantomime iconic gestures. Children were asked to inform a puppet that did not speak their language about how to use different sets of objects. We found that by 5 years of age children are able to communicate using pantomime iconic gestures in a consistent and spontaneous way, without the need to be assisted by an adult. In contrast, 3-year-olds used both pantomime and co-speech gestures to communicate, and overall gestured at a lower level than 4- and 5-year-olds. These results offer us an increased understanding of preschoolers' ability to create iconic gestures in the absence of speech, suggesting that this ability suffers important progresses throughout the preschool years. (As Provided).
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