The Pace of Vocabulary Growth Helps Predict Later Vocabulary Skill

Autor/inn/en	Rowe, Meredith L.; Raudenbush, Stephen W.; Goldin-Meadow, Susan
Titel	The Pace of Vocabulary Growth Helps Predict Later Vocabulary Skill
Quelle	In: Child Development, 83 (2012) 2, S.508-525 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-3920
DOI	10.1111/j.1467-8624.2011.01710.x
Schlagwörter	School Readiness; Kindergarten; Vocabulary Skills; Vocabulary Development; Predictor Variables; Language Acquisition; Child Development; Longitudinal Studies; Socioeconomic Status; Parent Influence; Nonverbal Communication; Age Differences; Toddlers; Young Children; At Risk Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Readiness for school; School ability; Schulreife; Aktiver Wortschatz; Wortschatzarbeit; Prädiktor; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Kindesentwicklung; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Infant; Infants; Toddler; Kleinkind; Frühe Kindheit
Abstract	Children vary widely in the rate at which they acquire words--some start slow and speed up, others start fast and continue at a steady pace. Do early developmental variations of this sort help predict vocabulary skill just prior to kindergarten entry? This longitudinal study starts by examining important predictors (socioeconomic status [SES], parent input, child gesture) of vocabulary growth between 14 and 46 months ("n" = 62) and then uses growth estimates to predict children's vocabulary at 54 months. Velocity and acceleration in vocabulary development at 30 months predicted later vocabulary, particularly for children from low-SES backgrounds. Understanding the pace of early vocabulary growth thus improves our ability to predict school readiness and may help identify children at risk for starting behind. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10