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Examining the Role of Language in Play among Children with and without Developmental Disabilities
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Short, Elizabeth J.; Schindler, Rachael Cooper; Obeid, Rita; Noeder, Maia M.; Hlavaty, Laura E.; Gross, Susan I.; Lewis, Barbara; Russ, Sandra; Manos, Michael M. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2020
Purpose: Play is a critical aspect of children's development, and researchers have long argued that symbolic deficits in play may be diagnostic of developmental disabilities. This study examined whether deficits in play emerge as a function of developmental disabilities and whether our perceptions of play are colored by differences in language and…
Descriptors: Child Language, Language Role, Play, Children
Associations between Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) Attendance, Adversity and Language Outcomes of 2-Year-Olds
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Lim, Sarah; Levickis, Penny; Eadie, Patricia – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2022
Research evidence suggests children experiencing adversity are at risk of language disparities in early childhood. This puts these children at risk of poor language outcomes, perpetuating disadvantage in later development and academic life. This study aimed to investigate associations between Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) attendance,…
Descriptors: Correlation, Early Childhood Education, Child Care, At Risk Persons
Associations between Expressive and Receptive Language and Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviours in a Community-Based Prospective Study of Slow-to-Talk Toddlers
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Conway, Laura J.; Levickis, Penny A.; Mensah, Fiona; McKean, Cristina; Smith, Kylie; Reilly, Sheena – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2017
Background: Evidence suggests that language and social, emotional and behavioural (SEB) difficulties are associated in children and adolescents. When these associations emerge and whether they differ by language or SEB difficulty profile is unclear. This knowledge is crucial to guide prevention and intervention programmes for children with…
Descriptors: Expressive Language, Receptive Language, Toddlers, Child Language
Parent-Reported Patterns of Loss and Gain in Communication in 1- to 2-Year-Old Children Are Not Unique to Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Brignell, Amanda; Williams, Katrina; Prior, Margot; Donath, Susan; Reilly, Sheena; Bavin, Edith L.; Eadie, Patricia; Morgan, Angela T. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2017
We compared loss and gain in communication from 1 to 2 years in children later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (n = 41), language impairment (n = 110) and in children with typical language development at 7 years (n = 831). Participants were selected from a prospective population cohort study of child language (the Early Language in…
Descriptors: Infants, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Comparative Analysis
Developing Relationships between Language and Behaviour in Preschool Children from the Early Language in Victoria Study: Implications for Intervention
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Bretherton, Lesley; Prior, Margot; Bavin, Edith; Cini, Eileen; Eadie, Patricia; Reilly, Sheena – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2014
Following a biopsychosocial model, the study investigated the role of child factors (gender, IQ), maternal factors (psychological distress, maternal education and vocabulary, maternal distress) and environmental factors (SES) in the relationship between language impairment and behaviour problems in preschool children. Participants were drawn from…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship