The Relationship between Perspective Taking Skills and Language Development in Preschool Children

Autor/inn/en	Emen, Meltem; Aslan, Durmus
Titel	The Relationship between Perspective Taking Skills and Language Development in Preschool Children
Quelle	In: Journal of Education and Educational Development, 6 (2019) 1, S.25-42 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2310-0869
Schlagwörter	Perspective Taking; Language Acquisition; Vocabulary Development; Preschool Children; Foreign Countries; Kindergarten; Intelligence Tests; Verbal Ability; Theory of Mind; Empathy; Interpersonal Competence; Predictor Variables; Turkey; Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zukunftsperspektive; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Wortschatzarbeit; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Ausland; Intelligence test; Intelligenztest; Mündliche Leistung; Empathie; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Prädiktor; Türkei
Abstract	Perspective taking is a fundamental skill that helps us to understand others' thoughts, feelings and perceptions. Past studies have shown that there were significant relations between young children's perspective taking abilities and age, gender, formal schooling and socioeconomic status. The present study was conducted to investigate the relationship between perspective taking skills and language development in preschool children. The study sample included 98 three to five-year-old children (53 girls and 45 boys) attending six kindergartens located at the city center of Adana, Turkey. Children came from families with similar demographic characteristics. As data collection instruments, Perspective Taking Test for Children (PTC) and Peabody Picture-Vocabulary Test were used. Data were obtained by individual interviews. Firstly, children were presented the PTC. The next day, Peabody Picture-Vocabulary Test was applied to the children. The results show that there was a significant and positive correlation between perspective taking skills and language development of the children. These correlations were high value for the age of three years, moderate for four years old and high for five years old. It was also determined that language development of children predicted their perspective taking skills significantly. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01