ERIC Number: EJ916130
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Feb
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-1058-0360
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Production and Maternal Report of 16- and 18-Month-Olds' Vocabulary in Low- and Middle-Income Families
Furey, Joan E.
American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, v20 n1 p38-46 Feb 2011
Purpose: To compare maternal report of children's vocabularies on the MacArthur Communicative Development Inventories Words and Gestures form (CDI:WG; Fenson et al., 1993) with spontaneous production data in both low- and middle-income families. Method: As part of a longitudinal investigation, language samples were gathered from 23 mother-child dyads based on Stoel-Gammon's (1987) protocol for the Language Production Scale when the children were 16 and 18 months of age. The mothers also completed the CDI:WG at both visits. The words that the children produced were compared with those the mothers reported on the vocabulary checklist, with family income and vocabulary size as grouping factors. Results: Maternal reporting did not differ as a function of socioeconomic status but did increase from 16 to 18 months. Conclusions: The vocabulary differences observed on the CDI:WG for children from low-income families do not appear to be a reflection of inaccurate maternal reporting. Further research is needed to determine whether these findings will generalize more broadly. (Contains 1 table and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Low Income, Mothers, Family Income, Vocabulary Development, Low Income Groups, Longitudinal Studies, Comparative Analysis, Language Acquisition, Qualitative Research, Early Childhood Education, Toddlers
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Preschool Language Scale
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