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ERIC Number: EJ552781
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0300-4430
The Effects of Enriching Language in Infancy on the Early and Later Development of Competence.
Fowler, William; Ogston, Karen; Roberts-Fiati, Gloria; Swenson, Amy
Early Child Development and Care, v135 p41-77 Aug 1997
Reviews studies comparing short- and long-term effects of language-based socially and cognitively interactive play enrichment in day care and the home during infancy. Found that both day care and home children experiencing intervention advanced to high levels of language and cognitive functioning compared to control children. Advantages of home intervention group over day care children widened during later development. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Competence, Day Care, Early Experience, Enrichment, Infants, Intelligence Quotient, Language, Language Acquisition, Language Skills, Student Adjustment, Young Children
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Note: Special Issue on: "Contexts in Child Care."