Journal article
Early Vocabulary Development of Australian Indigenous Children: Identifying Strengths
Child development research, Vol.2014, 942817
2014
Abstract
The current study sought to increase our understanding of the factors involved in the early vocabulary development of Australian Indigenous children. Data from the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children were available for 573 Indigenous children (291 boys) who spoke English (M = 37.0 months, SD = 5.4 months, at wave 3). Data were also available for 86 children (51 boys) who spoke an Indigenous language (M = 37.1 months, SD = 6.0 months, at wave 3). As hypothesised, higher levels of parent-child book reading and having more children’s books in the home were associated with better English vocabulary development. Oral storytelling in Indigenous language was a significant predictor of the size of children’s Indigenous vocabulary.
Details
- Title
- Early Vocabulary Development of Australian Indigenous Children: Identifying Strengths
- Authors/Creators
- Brad M. Farrant - Centre for Global Health ResearchCarrington C. J. Shepherd - Murdoch University, Ngangk Yira Institute for ChangeRoz D. Walker - Centre for Global Health ResearchGlenn C. Pearson - The Kids Research Institute Australia
- Publication Details
- Child development research, Vol.2014, 942817
- Publisher
- Hindawi Publishing
- Identifiers
- 991005571144607891
- Copyright
- © 2014 Brad M. Farrant et al.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Ngangk Yira Institute for Change
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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