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The Pace of Vocabulary Growth Helps Predict Later Vocabulary Skill
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Children vary widely in the rate at which they acquire words—some start slow and speed up, others start fast and continue at a steady pace. Do early developmental variations of this sort help predict vocabulary skill just prior to kindergarten entry? This longitudinal study starts by examining important predictors (socioeconomic status [SES], parent input, child gesture) of vocabulary growth between 14 and 46 months (n = 62) and then uses growth estimates to predict children’s vocabulary at 54 months. Velocity and acceleration in vocabulary development at 30 months predicted later vocabulary, particularly for children from low-SES backgrounds. Understanding the pace of early vocabulary growth thus improves our ability to predict school readiness and may help identify children at risk for starting behind.
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- Rowe, M. L., Raudenbush, S. W., & Goldin-Meadow, S.
- Venue
- Child Development
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2012-03-01
- Volume
- 83
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 508-525
- ISSN
- 0009-3920 (ISSN-L)
- 1467-8624
- OpenAlex
- W2118989076
- Cited by
- 350
- References
- 8
- FWCI
- 30.26
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
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