Contributions of Receptive Vocabulary and Maternal Style: Variables to Later Verbal Ability and Reading in Low-Birthweight Children.

Fewell, Rebecca R.; Deutscher, Barbara

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ERIC Number: EJ662779

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Publication Date: 2002

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Contributions of Receptive Vocabulary and Maternal Style: Variables to Later Verbal Ability and Reading in Low-Birthweight Children.

Fewell, Rebecca R.; Deutscher, Barbara

Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, v22 n4 p181-90 Win 2002

The contributions of receptive vocabulary scores, maternal responsiveness, and maternal directiveness to the prediction of verbal IQ and reading over a 5 1/2-year period were investigated. Receptive vocabulary scores of 543 low-birthweight children at 36 months accounted for the major portion of the variation. Maternal responsiveness added significantly to the variation. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Family Environment, Infants, Intelligence Quotient, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Predictor Variables, Premature Infants, Reading Ability, Receptive Language, Toddlers, Young Children

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Note: Special Topic: Research To Practice in Early Intervention.