Vivian M Umbel
Biographic Data
| ID | 1303879 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vivian M Umbel |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vivian M |
| FAMILY NAME | Umbel |
| SIGNATURE | UMBEL V M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Miami |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Developmental Changes in Receptive Vocabulary in Hispanic Bilingual School Children
The present study examined the receptive vocabulary knowledge of mid-socioeconomic-status Hispanic simultaneous bilinguals exposed to English and Spanish (either mostly Spanish or equally English and Spanish) at home since birth. One hundred and two (34 from each grade level) first, third, and sixth graders were tested in both English and Spanish with complementary standardized tests, the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT-R) and the Test de V…
Measuring Bilingual Children's Receptive Vocabularies
Bilingual Receptive Vocabulary in Hispanic Preschool Children
Hispanic preschoolers in Miami, who are economically and culturally similar to the generalpopulation, were tested on receptive vocabulary in English and Spanish. English scores, even for children from homes where some English is spoken, were more than one and a haif standard deviations below the mean. The Spanish mean, by contrast was 95, a small, though significant difference from the Spanish norm. Factors other than vocabulary knowledge that mi…
Infants' responses to mothers' imitative behaviors
Several investigators have suggested that young infants' smiles and vocalizations following their mothers' imitative behaviors might reflect infant recognition that the mother's behavior is imitative or at least contingent. This study investigated whether infants smile and vocalize more frequently subsequent to maternal imitative than non-imitative behavior during both spontaneous and imitative face-to-face interactions. Fourteen 3 1/2-month-old …
Developmental Changes in Receptive Vocabulary in Hispanic Bilingual School Children
The present study examined the receptive vocabulary knowledge of mid-socioeconomic-status Hispanic simultaneous bilinguals exposed to English and Spanish (either mostly Spanish or equally English and Spanish) at home since birth. One hundred and two (34 from each grade level) first, third, and sixth graders were tested in both English and Spanish with complementary standardized tests, the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT-R) and the Test de V…
Bilingual Receptive Vocabulary in Hispanic Preschool Children
Hispanic preschoolers in Miami, who are economically and culturally similar to the generalpopulation, were tested on receptive vocabulary in English and Spanish. English scores, even for children from homes where some English is spoken, were more than one and a haif standard deviations below the mean. The Spanish mean, by contrast was 95, a small, though significant difference from the Spanish norm. Factors other than vocabulary knowledge that mi…
Infants' responses to mothers' imitative behaviors
Several investigators have suggested that young infants' smiles and vocalizations following their mothers' imitative behaviors might reflect infant recognition that the mother's behavior is imitative or at least contingent. This study investigated whether infants smile and vocalize more frequently subsequent to maternal imitative than non-imitative behavior during both spontaneous and imitative face-to-face interactions. Fourteen 3 1/2-month-old …
Measuring Bilingual Children's Receptive Vocabularies
Bilingual Receptive Vocabulary in Hispanic Preschool Children
Hispanic preschoolers in Miami, who are economically and culturally similar to the generalpopulation, were tested on receptive vocabulary in English and Spanish. English scores, even for children from homes where some English is spoken, were more than one and a haif standard deviations below the mean. The Spanish mean, by contrast was 95, a small, though significant difference from the Spanish norm. Factors other than vocabulary knowledge that mi…
Developmental Changes in Receptive Vocabulary in Hispanic Bilingual School Children
The present study examined the receptive vocabulary knowledge of mid-socioeconomic-status Hispanic simultaneous bilinguals exposed to English and Spanish (either mostly Spanish or equally English and Spanish) at home since birth. One hundred and two (34 from each grade level) first, third, and sixth graders were tested in both English and Spanish with complementary standardized tests, the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT-R) and the Test de V…
Developmental psychology (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Reading and Literacy Development (3 works) · Vocabulary (3 works) · Language Development and Disorders (2 works) · Mathematics education (2 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (2 works) · Neuroscience of multilingualism (2 works) · Vocabulary development (2 works)