Child-directed speech: relation to socioeconomic status, knowledge of child development and child vocabulary skill

@article{citeulike:2195958, abstract = {This study sought to determine why American parents from different socioeconomic backgrounds communicate in different ways with their children. Forty-seven parent\&\#8211;child dyads were videotaped engaging in naturalistic interactions in the home for ninety minutes at child age 2\ ;\ 6. Transcripts of these interactions provided measures of child-directed speech. Children's vocabulary comprehension skills were measured using the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test at 2\ ;\ 6 and one year later at 3\ ;\ 6. Results indicate that: (1) child-directed speech with toddlers aged 2\ ;\ 6 predicts child vocabulary skill one year later, controlling for earlier toddler vocabulary skill; (2) child-directed speech relates to socioeconomic status as measured by income and education; and (3) the relation between socioeconomic status and child-directed speech is mediated by parental knowledge of child development. Potential mechanisms through which parental knowledge influences communicative behavior are discussed.}, author = {Rowe, Meredith L. }, citeulike-article-id = {2195958}, doi = {10.1017/S0305000907008343}, journal = {Journal of Child Language}, keywords = {cds, vocabulary-size, word-learning}, number = {01}, pages = {185--205}, posted-at = {2008-01-05 01:44:01}, priority = {2}, title = {Child-directed speech: relation to socioeconomic status, knowledge of child development and child vocabulary skill}, url = {http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online\&aid=1598096}, volume = {35}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2195958 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2195958 TI - Child-directed speech: relation to socioeconomic status, knowledge of child development and child vocabulary skill JF - Journal of Child Language VL - 35 IS - 01 SP - 185 EP - 205 N2 - This study sought to determine why American parents from different socioeconomic backgrounds communicate in different ways with their children. Forty-seven parent–child dyads were videotaped engaging in naturalistic interactions in the home for ninety minutes at child age 2 ; 6. Transcripts of these interactions provided measures of child-directed speech. Children's vocabulary comprehension skills were measured using the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test at 2 ; 6 and one year later at 3 ; 6. Results indicate that: (1) child-directed speech with toddlers aged 2 ; 6 predicts child vocabulary skill one year later, controlling for earlier toddler vocabulary skill; (2) child-directed speech relates to socioeconomic status as measured by income and education; and (3) the relation between socioeconomic status and child-directed speech is mediated by parental knowledge of child development. Potential mechanisms through which parental knowledge influences communicative behavior are discussed. KW - cds KW - vocabulary-size KW - word-learning AU - Rowe, Meredith PY - 2008//03/ UR - http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=1598096 ER -