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Gurgand, Lilas; Lamarque, Loïa; Havron, Naomi; Bernard, Jonathan Y.; Ramus, Franck; Peyre, Hugo – Developmental Science, 2023
The number of older siblings a child has is negatively correlated with the child's verbal skills, an effect that is well known in the literature. However, few studies have examined the effect of older siblings' sex, of the age gap between siblings, of having foreign-speaking parents, as well as the mediating role of parental interaction. Using…
Descriptors: Birth Order, Language Acquisition, Toddlers, Foreign Countries
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Haifa Alroqi; Michael C. Frank; Khadeejah Alaslani; Aalya Albeeshi; Alaa Almohammadi; Yara Aljahlan; Roaa Alsulaiman; Abdullah Murad; Fahad Alnemary – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2025
Purpose: This study addresses the lack of a short Communicative Development Inventory (CDI) form tailored to Saudi Arabic, specifically designed based on local norms, for assessing early communicative skills in toddlers. The JISH Arabic CDI: Words and Sentences Short-Form (JACDI: WS-SF) is introduced to meet this need. This tool is particularly…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Measures (Individuals), Cultural Relevance, Communication Skills
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Lina Hashoul-Essa; Sharon Armon-Lotem – First Language, 2025
Research suggests that girls acquire language faster than boys, with gender differences most pronounced in vocabulary acquisition during early childhood. This study examines the role of gender in the acquisition of vocabulary and morphosyntax in Palestinian Arabic-speaking children aged 18 to 36 months. Using the Palestinian Arabic Communicative…
Descriptors: Arabic, Gender Differences, Morphology (Languages), Syntax
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Essi Saloranta; Akie Yada; Stewart McCauley; Aura Yli-Savola; Satu Savo; Kati Renvall; Eeva Eskola; Michelle Fernandes; Riikka Korja; Hasse Karlsson; Linnea Karlsson; Elina Mainela-Arnold – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2025
Purpose: Research on early language development has primarily used two categories to group at-risk children, differing by the age at which risk is identified. Late talkers are toddlers with late onset of language development, some of whom may catch up with peers. Developmental language disorder is used to refer to children above the age of 4…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Finno Ugric Languages, Language Acquisition, Infants
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Alshaimaa Abdelwahab; Caroline Floccia; Samuel Forbes; Zakiyah Alsiddiqi; Khalid Al-Shdifat; Cristina McKean; Thair Odeh; Anastasia Trebacz; Ghada Khattab – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2025
Purpose: Assessing early language skills through parental report is a cost-effective way to screen for language delays when resources are scarce. A pan-Arabic lexeme approach was tested by extending the Egyptian adaptation of the MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventory (CDI) to Jordan and Palestine in infants aged 8-30 months (Arabic…
Descriptors: Language Skills, Measures (Individuals), Screening Tests, Infants
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Robert Brinton Fujiki; Kari M. Lien; John Munday; Susan L. Thibeault – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2024
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of socioeconomic deprivation on language and developmental outcomes in toddlers with cleft palate with or without cleft lip (CP ± L). Other factors known to influence language outcomes were also considered, including home language history, history of hearing problems, syndromic…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Physical Disabilities, Socioeconomic Influences, Child Development