Valentina Persici
Biographic Data
| ID | 4609689 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Valentina Persici |
| GIVEN NAMES | Valentina |
| FAMILY NAME | Persici |
| SIGNATURE | PERSICI V |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Verona |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0475-104X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Second Language Phonolexical Representations in Italian First-Grade Children Enrolled in an English Immersion Program
The study investigated whether Italian child learners of English as a second language (L2) in a partial immersion program show accurate phonological representations of L2 words including challenging non-native vowels, and whether performance is related to age of onset and richness of L2 exposure, receptive L2 vocabulary, and parents’ skills in the L2. Twenty-eight children in first grade (mean age = 6;7 years; SD = 0;3) participated in an experim…
The relationship between receptive vocabulary and word and nonword reading skills in monolingual and language minority bilingual children in Italy across primary school grades
The role of children's receptive vocabulary knowledge in word and nonword reading (decoding) in an orthographically transparent language is debated. Moreover, we have little understanding of how the role of vocabulary might differ between monolingual children and bilingual children from immigrant families (or language minority bilingual children (LMBC)) at different stages of reading development. This study examined the relation of receptive voca…
Music Exposure and Maternal Musicality Predict Vocabulary Development in Children with Cochlear Implants
Children with cochlear implants (CIs) exhibit large individual differences in vocabulary outcomes. We hypothesized that understudied sources of variance are amount of music engagement and exposure and maternal musicality. Additionally, we explored whether objective measures of music exposure captured from the CI data logs and parent reports about music engagement provide converging and/or complementary evidence, and whether these correlate with m…
The adaptation and validation of the Goldsmiths Musical Sophistication Index (Gold-MSI) in Italian
The Goldsmiths Musical Sophistication Index (Gold-MSI) measures a wide range of self-reported musical abilities and behaviors in the Western adult general population, regardless of musical expertise. This instrument has been validated in various languages, but an Italian version is lacking. The present study describes the Italian validation and adaptation of the Gold-MSI (Gold-MSI-IT) and investigates the effects of socio-demographic variables on…
Individual differences in neural markers of beat processing relate to spoken grammar skills in six-year-old children
Based on the idea that neural entrainment establishes regular attentional fluctuations that facilitate hierarchical processing in both music and language, we hypothesized that individual differences in syntactic (grammatical) skills will be partly explained by patterns of neural responses to musical rhythm. To test this hypothesis, we recorded neural activity using electroencephalography (EEG) while children (N = 25) listened passively to rhythmi…
Vocabulary and reading speed in the majority language are affected by maternal language proficiency and language exposure at home
Environmental sources of variance in the Italian vocabulary and reading skills of bilingual primary school children from immigrant families (or language minority bilingual children (LMBC)) in Italy were investigated, and the LMBC’s skill levels were compared to those of their monolingual classmates. A total of 140 children from the first, third, and fifth grades were administered standardized tests of receptive vocabulary, word reading, and nonwo…
Bidirectional language influence in mother–child interaction and its effects on the communicative development of children with cochlear implants
The present study aimed to investigate the communicative characteristics of children with cochlear implants (CIs) and their mothers in interaction, whether and how they differ from those of mother–child dyads with normal hearing, and whether mother and child influence each other over the first year after implantation. Eighteen Italian-speaking children with CIs were assessed longitudinally across four time points, from before implantation (ages: …
Early Literacy Skills and Later Reading and Writing Performance Across Countries
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Early Literacy Skills and Later Reading and Writing Performance Across Countries
Vocabulary and reading speed in the majority language are affected by maternal language proficiency and language exposure at home
Environmental sources of variance in the Italian vocabulary and reading skills of bilingual primary school children from immigrant families (or language minority bilingual children (LMBC)) in Italy were investigated, and the LMBC’s skill levels were compared to those of their monolingual classmates. A total of 140 children from the first, third, and fifth grades were administered standardized tests of receptive vocabulary, word reading, and nonwo…
Bidirectional language influence in mother–child interaction and its effects on the communicative development of children with cochlear implants
The present study aimed to investigate the communicative characteristics of children with cochlear implants (CIs) and their mothers in interaction, whether and how they differ from those of mother–child dyads with normal hearing, and whether mother and child influence each other over the first year after implantation. Eighteen Italian-speaking children with CIs were assessed longitudinally across four time points, from before implantation (ages: …
Individual differences in neural markers of beat processing relate to spoken grammar skills in six-year-old children
Based on the idea that neural entrainment establishes regular attentional fluctuations that facilitate hierarchical processing in both music and language, we hypothesized that individual differences in syntactic (grammatical) skills will be partly explained by patterns of neural responses to musical rhythm. To test this hypothesis, we recorded neural activity using electroencephalography (EEG) while children (N = 25) listened passively to rhythmi…
Music Exposure and Maternal Musicality Predict Vocabulary Development in Children with Cochlear Implants
Children with cochlear implants (CIs) exhibit large individual differences in vocabulary outcomes. We hypothesized that understudied sources of variance are amount of music engagement and exposure and maternal musicality. Additionally, we explored whether objective measures of music exposure captured from the CI data logs and parent reports about music engagement provide converging and/or complementary evidence, and whether these correlate with m…
The adaptation and validation of the Goldsmiths Musical Sophistication Index (Gold-MSI) in Italian
The Goldsmiths Musical Sophistication Index (Gold-MSI) measures a wide range of self-reported musical abilities and behaviors in the Western adult general population, regardless of musical expertise. This instrument has been validated in various languages, but an Italian version is lacking. The present study describes the Italian validation and adaptation of the Gold-MSI (Gold-MSI-IT) and investigates the effects of socio-demographic variables on…
Second Language Phonolexical Representations in Italian First-Grade Children Enrolled in an English Immersion Program
The study investigated whether Italian child learners of English as a second language (L2) in a partial immersion program show accurate phonological representations of L2 words including challenging non-native vowels, and whether performance is related to age of onset and richness of L2 exposure, receptive L2 vocabulary, and parents’ skills in the L2. Twenty-eight children in first grade (mean age = 6;7 years; SD = 0;3) participated in an experim…
The relationship between receptive vocabulary and word and nonword reading skills in monolingual and language minority bilingual children in Italy across primary school grades
The role of children's receptive vocabulary knowledge in word and nonword reading (decoding) in an orthographically transparent language is debated. Moreover, we have little understanding of how the role of vocabulary might differ between monolingual children and bilingual children from immigrant families (or language minority bilingual children (LMBC)) at different stages of reading development. This study examined the relation of receptive voca…
Psychology (8 works) · Developmental psychology (6 works) · Language Development and Disorders (6 works) · Linguistics (6 works) · Reading and Literacy Development (4 works) · Vocabulary (4 works) · Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Neuroscience and Music Perception (3 works) · Art (2 works)