Descriptor
| Caregiver Speech | 1 |
| Child Language | 1 |
| Experience | 1 |
| Infants | 1 |
| Language Acquisition | 1 |
| Mothers | 1 |
| Parent Child Relationship | 1 |
| Predictor Variables | 1 |
| Vocabulary | 1 |
| Vocabulary Development | 1 |
Source
| Cognition | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedBrent, Michael R.; Siskind, Jeffrey M. – Cognition, 2001
Examined role of isolated words in early vocabulary development. Found that isolated words are a reliable feature of speech to infants; that they include a variety of word types; and that a substantial fraction of words infants produce are words that mothers speak in isolation. Frequency of hearing words in isolation better predicts learning than…
Descriptors: Caregiver Speech, Child Language, Experience, Infants
