Daskalaki, Evangelia Soto-Corominas, Adriana Xia, Vera Yunxiao Paradis, Johanne
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Frontiers in Language Sciences
Introduction This study on child HL (heritage language) speakers of Mandarin examines the associations between parental characteristics (attitudes and proficiency), children's HL use (at home and through schooling), and children's HL outcomes (in vocabulary and simple syntax). Methods Forty-seven Mandarin-English bilingual children of Chinese herit...
Ezeizabarrena, Maria-José Kovacevic, Melita
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Frontiers in Psychology
Vermeulen, Alex Fiebig, Markus Petracca Altieri, Rosa Maria Philippin, Sabine Di Cioccio, Davide Kindermann, Stephan Boulanger, Damien
This report provides an overview of the primary, technical requirements for the design of the first release of the IRISCC Catalogue of Services. The catalogue will be built on the existing ISIA platform that also hosts service catalogues of other projects including the AgroServ EU-INFRASERV project. As AgroServ is also a project giving access to se...
Seifert, Susanne Paleczek, Lisa Schöfl, Martin Weber, Christoph
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Frontiers in Education
Background Vocabulary knowledge plays a pivotal role in academic development, particularly among Grade 1 students. To support students in their academic development, effective assessment instruments in educational settings are crucial. The GraWo (Graz Vocabulary Test) is introduced as a tool designed to evaluate receptive vocabulary in German-speak...
Vy, Mélanie Ferrara, Sarah Dollion, Nicolas Declercq, Christelle
This study investigated the role of language-related abilities in emotion comprehension among young people with non-specific intellectual developmental disorders (NS-IDDs). Forty children and adolescents with NS-IDDs completed tasks assessing emotion comprehension, receptive vocabulary, verbal reasoning skills, and verbal working memory. Results sh...
Hung, Yi-Fang Chang, Chien-Ju
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Journal of child language
This study investigated the developmental pattern of early lexical production and composition in Mandarin-speaking children. Forty Mandarin-speaking children and their parents participated in this one-and-a-half-year longitudinal study, and naturalistic samples of parent-to-child speech in toy play were collected when the children were 1;8, 2;2, an...
Warner-Czyz, Andrea D Anderson, Sean R Graham, Sarah Uhler, Kristin
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Journal of deaf studies and deaf education
This study investigated the acquisition of early expressive vocabulary among young children who are deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH; n = 68) using auditory technology (hearing aids and cochlear implants). Parents completed a standardized vocabulary checklist, which allowed analyses of (i) the size of their child's spoken vocabulary; (ii) composition ...
van Viersen, Sietske Kerkhoff, Annemarie de Bree, Elise H.
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Frontiers in Language Sciences
Introduction This study investigated whether children with and without dyslexia differ in word learning and whether phonological cues to word class play a role. If children with dyslexia have difficulties with implicit learning, they might be less sensitive to such cues. Methods A group of 89 Dutch primary school children from Grades 3 to 6 partici...
Kucker, Sarah C. Schneider, Julie M.
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Frontiers in Developmental Psychology
Young children's rapid vocabulary growth during the first few years is supported by input during social interactions with caregivers and, increasingly, from digital media. However, the amount of exposure to both sources can vary substantially across socioeconomic classes, and little is known about how social interactions and digital media use toget...
Urrea, Ana Lucia Fernández-Torres, Vanessa Rodriguez-Ortiz, Isabel R. Saldaña, David
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Frontiers in Psychology
Introduction Children with autism spectrum disorder may show delays in vocabulary development. Technology-based interventions could facilitate the teaching of different vocabulary skills; however, it is still not clear whether technology represents an added value. Methods The current review preregistered in PROSPERO evaluates the efficacy of techno...
