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Gender Differences in Toddlers' Language and Participation in Language Activities in Norwegian ECEC Institutions

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Brekke Stangeland, Elisabeth; Lundetrae, Kjersti; Reikerås, Elin – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2018

A body of studies, which are mostly based on parental reports, have documented gender differences in early language proficiency, and girls tend to outperform boys in both language production and language comprehension. In this study, staff in Norwegian Early Childhood Education and Care institutions observed language comprehension, word…

Descriptors: Toddlers, Parent Attitudes, Gender Differences, Language Proficiency

The Discriminant Predictive Validity of the Reynell Developmental Language Scales.

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Hagtvet, Knut A.; Hagtvet, Bente E. – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 1990

The discriminant validity of two subscales of the Reynell Developmental Language Scales (RDLS) was investigated using data from 225 children given the RDLS at age 4 and the Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities at age 5. Results support the hypothesis; the RDLS scales measure distinct but correlated language abilities. (SLD)

Descriptors: Comprehension, Construct Validity, Discriminant Analysis, Expressive Language