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Peyman Nouraey, Mohammad A. Ayatollahi, Marzieh Moghadas
Infants usually say their first word at the age of 12 months; subsequently, within the next 6-12 months, they develop a vocabulary of approximately 50 words, along with the ability to make two-word combinations. However, late talkers (LTs) demonstrate delayed speech in the absence of hearing impairments, cognitive…
Jennifer Finders, Ella Wilson, Robert Duncan
The importance of developing early language and literacy skills is acknowledged by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as a global human rights issue. Indeed, research suggests that language abilities are foundational for a host of cognitive, behavioral, and social-emotional…
Cristina McKean, Fiona K. Mensah, Patricia Eadie, Edith L. Bavin + 4 more
Well-developed language abilities enable children to negotiate the social-relational demands of school life and provide the foundational knowledge upon which literacy and other academic skills are built . Without such skills children are at increased risk of literacy difficulties academic failure , social and emotional…
Eva Aguilar-Mediavilla, Miguel Pérez-Pereira, Elisabet Serrat-Sellabona, Daniel Adrover-Roig
The present Special Issue focuses on studies of language acquisition in children. We particularly addressed the description of language development and the variables affecting it for early detection and prevention of language difficulties. Although language difficulties are very common (14% of children present a…
Alessandra Sansavini, Maria Elena Favilla, Maria Teresa Guasti, Andrea Marini + 25 more
'Andrea Marini' 'Stefania Millepiedi' 'Maria Valeria Di Martino' 'Simona Vecchi' 'Nadia Battajon' 'Laura Bertolo' 'Olga Capirci' 'Barbara Carretti' 'Maria Paola Colatei' 'Cristina Frioni' 'Luigi Marotta' 'Sara Massa' 'Letizia Michelazzo' 'Chiara Pecini' 'Silvia Piazzalunga' 'Manuela Pieretti' 'Pasquale Rinaldi' 'Renata…
Anahita Shokrkon, Elena Nicoladis
It has been demonstrated that executive functions play a significant role in different aspects of the development of children. Development of language is also one of the most important accomplishments of the preschool years, and it has been linked to many outcomes in life. Despite substantial research demonstrating the…
Mircea Petrache, Andrés Carvallo, Valentina Silva, Pablo Barceló + 1 more
How informative are preschoolers’ speech vocalizations? Preschoolers’ speech is often imprecise, highly variable and hard to interpret by humans and machines; consequently, its predictive value for later developmental outcomes remains quite underexplored. Here, we analyzed 6.595 brief vocalizations (0.5-5s) from 127…
Laia Fibla, Samuel H. Forbes, Jordan McCarthy, Kate Mee + 4 more
The language environment to which children are exposed has an impact on later language and cognitive abilities as well as on brain development; however, it is unclear how early such impacts emerge. This study investigates the effects of children’s early language environment and socioeconomic status (SES) on brain…
Emmanuel Dupoux
Spectacular progress in the information processing sciences (machine learning, wearable sensors) promises to revolutionize the study of cognitive development. Here, we analyse the conditions under which 'reverse engineering' language development, i.e., building an effective system that mimics infant's achievements, can…
Rachel R. Romeo, Julia A. Leonard, Hannah M. Grotzinger, Sydney T. Robinson + 6 more
Children’s early language environments are associated with linguistic, cognitive, and academic development, as well as concurrent brain structure and function. This study investigated neurodevelopmental mechanisms linking language input and development by measuring neuroplasticity associated with an intervention…
Dan Yao, Yan Zeng, Minjie Gao, Jiyang Shen + 2 more
'Zhengyan Zhao'] Study Design: We used Sign-significant relations (S-S) to assess the developmental characteristics of 1- to 4-year-old children with language delays in Zhejiang Province and to provide scientific basis for early clinical detection and comprehensive intervention. Methods: A total of 1,113 children among…
Andrew Z. Flores, Jessica L. Montag, Jon A. Willits
Why do children learn some words before others? A large body of behavioral research has identified properties of the language environment that facilitate word learning, emphasizing the importance of particularly informative language contexts. However, these findings have not informed research that uses distributional…
Girwan Dhakal, Hongsheng He, Sharlene Newman, Yanyu Xiong
Speech acts shape early language development and social cognition, yet little is known about how late-talking (LT) children use them to achieve communicative goals. We compared LT and typically developing (TD) preschoolers (1;09–6;00) across nine dyadic English corpora, using a Conditional Random Field model to…
Barbara Streicher, Kerstin Kreibohm-Strauß, Stefanie Kröger, Dominique Kronesser + 4 more
'Dominique Kronesser' 'Yvonne Seebens' 'Cynthia Glaubitz' 'Dennis Metzeld' 'Ruth Lang-Roth'] Hintergrund Die Versorgung mit einem Cochleaimplantat (CI) beeinflusst die Ausbildung des auditiven Gedächtnisses und die Sprachentwicklung. Letztere ist eine Voraussetzung für den Erwerb der Schriftsprache und des Lesens und…
Niruthiha Selvanayagam
Specific Language Impairment (SLI) affects approximately 7 percent of children, presenting as isolated language deficits despite normal cognitive abilities, sensory systems, and supportive environments. Traditional diagnostic approaches often rely on standardized assessments, which may overlook subtle developmental…
Rafiah Patel
Around ten percent of children may present with a disorder where language does not develop as expected. This often affects vocabulary skills, i.e., finding the words to express wants, needs and ideas, which can influence behaviours linked to wellbeing and daily functioning, such as concentration, independence, social…
Pierre‐Yves Oudeyer, George Kachergis, William Schueller
We review computational and robotics models of early language learning and development. We first explain why and how these models are used to understand better how children learn language. We argue that they provide concrete theories of language learning as a complex dynamic system, complementing traditional methods in…
Casey Kennington
This document chronicles this author's attempt to explore how words come to mean what they do, with a particular focus on child language acquisition and what that means for models of language understanding.1 I explain the setting for child language learning, how embodiment—being able to perceive and enact in the world…
Ma Salud Jiménez-Romero, Montserrat Barcos-Martínez, Isabel Espejo-Portero, Antonio Benítez-Burraco
Chromosome 7 is a hot spot for cognitive disorders involving language deficits. We report on a girl who presents with a cognitive and speech delay, motor problems, hearing loss, and behavioral disturbances, and a de novo deletion within 7q32.1-q33 (chromosome position: chr7:127109685-132492196, hg 18). Several genes…