Attention and word learning in toddlers who are late talkers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20366306 |
|---|---|
| Authors | MICHELLE MACROY-HIGGINS, Michelle MacRoy‐Higgins (City University of New York, corresponding author), ELIZABETH A MONTEMARANO (New York City Department of Education) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 1020-1037 |
| Publication date | 2016-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Child Language (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-0009 • E-ISSN: 1469-7602 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0305000915000379 |
| PMID | 27464621 |
| OpenAlex | W2279879942 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 33 |
The purpose of this study was to examine attention allocation in toddlers who were late talkers and toddlers with typical language development while they were engaged in a word-learning task in order to determine if differences exist. Two-year-olds who were late talkers (11) and typically developing toddlers (11) were taught twelve novel pseudo-words for unfamiliar objects over ten training sessions. The toddlers' attention allocation during the word-learning sessions was measured as well as their comprehension of the newly learned words. Late talkers showed reduced attention allocation to objects during word-training sessions, and also comprehended fewer of the novel words than toddlers with typical language development. Attention allocation was found to be a stronger predictor of word learning as compared to cognition and auditory comprehension. Reduced attention allocation may contribute to the early lexical delay characteristic in late talkers
Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Comprehension · Developmental psychology · Language acquisition · Language development · Linguistics · Teaching method · Vocabulary · Vocabulary development · Word learning · Child and Animal Learning Development · Language Development and Disorders · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development
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| Unique citing works | 14 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |