Predictors of Preschool Language Environments and Their Relations to Children's Vocabulary

Autor/inn/en	Duncan, Robert J.; Anderson, Kirsten L.; King, Yemimah A.; Finders, Jennifer K.; Schmitt, Sara A.; Purpura, David J.
Titel	Predictors of Preschool Language Environments and Their Relations to Children's Vocabulary
Quelle	In: Infant and Child Development, 32 (2023) 1, (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Duncan, Robert J.) ORCID (Schmitt, Sara A.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1522-7227
DOI	10.1002/icd.2381
Schlagwörter	Predictor Variables; Child Development; Language Acquisition; Preschool Children; Preschool Education; Family Income; Correlation; Vocabulary Skills; Classroom Communication + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Prädiktor; Kindesentwicklung; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Familieneinkommen; Korrelation; Aktiver Wortschatz; Klassengespräch
Abstract	Despite support for the importance of early language environments, little is known about the naturally occurring experiences children have in preschool settings. The current study sample included 91 children (M[subscript age] = 4.72 years; 56% male; 67% White) from 23 preschool classrooms and nearly 1500 h of language environment data from three waves throughout the preschool year. Of the sociodemographic characteristics, family income is most closely related to children's preschool language environments. A standard deviation increase in family income was related to children hearing approximately one million more adult words in their preschool classroom. However, conversational turns were the more robust predictor of vocabulary skills with effect sizes around 0.20, depending on model specification. Theoretical and policy implications of these findings are discussed. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01