Walking, Pointing, Talking -- The Predictive Value of Early Walking and Pointing Behavior for Later Language Skills

Autor/inn/en	Lüke, Carina; Leinweber, Juliane; Ritterfeld, Ute
Titel	Walking, Pointing, Talking -- The Predictive Value of Early Walking and Pointing Behavior for Later Language Skills
Quelle	In: Journal of Child Language, 46 (2019) 6, S.1228-1237 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Lüke, Carina)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0305-0009
DOI	10.1017/S0305000919000394
Schlagwörter	Physical Activities; Nonverbal Communication; Language Skills; Predictor Variables; Psychomotor Skills; Preschool Children; Infants; Language Acquisition; Child Language + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Prädiktor; Psychomotorische Aktivität; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; 'Children''s language'; Kindersprache
Abstract	Both walking abilities and pointing gestures in infants are associated with later language skills. Within this longitudinal study we investigate the relationship between walk onset and first observed index-finger points and their respectively predictive value for later language skills. We assume that pointing as a motor as well as a communicative skill is a stronger predictor of later language development than walk onset. Direct observations, parent questionnaires, and standardized tests were administered in 45 children at ages 1;0, 2;0, 3;0, and 4;0. Results show that both walk onset and early index-finger pointing predict language abilities at age 2;0, but only early index-finger pointing predicts language skills at ages 3;0 and 4;0. Walk onset seems to contribute to an initial increase in language acquisition without a sustained advantage. The predictive value of first observed index-finger points, however, is strong and lasts at least until age 4;0. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01