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Speed of word recognition and vocabulary knowledge in infancy predict cognitive and language outcomes in later childhood

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Marchman, Virginia A., Fernald, Anne·2008·Developmental Science
DOI 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2008.00671.x
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The nature of predictive relations between early language and later cognitive function is a fundamental question in research on human cognition. In a longitudinal study assessing speed of language processing in infancy, Fernald, Perfors and Marchman (2006 ) found that reaction time at 25 months was strongly related to lexical and grammatical development over the second year. In this follow‐up study, children originally tested as infants were assessed at 8 years on standardized tests of language, cognition, and working memory. Speed of spoken word recognition and vocabulary size at 25 months each accounted for unique variance in linguistic and cognitive skills at 8 years, effects that were attributable to strong relations between both infancy measures and working memory. These findings suggest that processing speed and early language skills are fundamental to intellectual functioning, and that language development is guided by learning and representational principles shared across cognitive and linguistic domains.

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Authors
Marchman, V. A., & Fernald, A.
Venue
Developmental Science
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2008-05
Volume
11
Issue
3
Pages
F9-16
ISSN
  • 1363-755X (ISSN-L)
  • 1467-7687
DOI
10.1111/j.1467-7687.2008.00671.x
OpenAlex
W2166585196
Cited by
602
References
6
FWCI
27.31
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
green
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