L7 - Individual differences in in Language Development, Socioeconomic Circumstances & Early Language Interventions 21/11

Question 1

When do most children start producing their first word?

Answer 1

Within a few months of their first birthday (10-15 months as measured by parental reports with the MacArthur-Bates CDI, Fenson et al 1994)

Question 2

Do individual differences in language predict later educational outcomes?

Answer 2

Yes, Children’s language ability at age 4-5 predicts their later educational outcomes (e.g., Fricke, 2013; Bercow review; Thornton, Matthews, Patalay, Bannard; in prep)

Question 3

What is the likelihood of passing GCSEs dependant on in Thornton et al’s study?

Answer 3

Socioeconomic quintile

Question 4

What are 3 factors that predict language/transition to language?

Answer 4

Infants pre-linguistic communication (transition) and caregivers responsiveness to their infants (language)
Distal factor - socio-economic circumstances

Question 5

What is the definition of ecology of human development?

Answer 5

Involves the scientific study of the progressive, mutual accommodation between an active, growing human being and the changing properties of the immediate settings in which the developing person lives, as this process is affected by relations between these settings, and by the larger contexts in which the settings are embedded.

Question 6

What are socioeconomic circumstances associated with?

Answer 6

Caregiver language, child language, child outcomes