The Language Environment at Home of Children With (a Suspicion of) a Developmental Language Disorder and Relations With Standardized Language Measures.

Purpose: This study compares the home language environments of children with (a suspicion of) developmental language disorder (DLD) with that of children with typical development (TD). It does so by adopting new technology that automatically provides metrics about children's language environment (La...

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Publicado en:Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research Vol. 66; no. 8; pp. 2821 - 2831
Autores principales: Blom, Elma, Fikkert, Paula, Scheper, Annette, van Witteloostuijn, Merel, van Alphen, Petra
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Aug2023
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          Blom, Elma
          Fikkert, Paula
          Scheper, Annette
          van Witteloostuijn, Merel
          van Alphen, Petra
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          Utrecht University, the Netherlands.
          Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø.
          Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
          Royal Kentalis, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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        Home environment
        Language acquisition
        Computer software
        Digital technology
        Speech evaluation
        Comparative studies
        Descriptive statistics
        Chi-squared test
        Research funding
        Language disorders in children
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          Home environment
          Language acquisition
          Netherlands
          Computer and software stores
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          Computer, computer peripheral and pre-packaged software merchant wholesalers
          Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers
          Computer software
          Digital technology
          Speech evaluation
          Comparative studies
          Descriptive statistics
          Chi-squared test
          Research funding
          Language disorders in children
      ab: Purpose: This study compares the home language environments of children with (a suspicion of) developmental language disorder (DLD) with that of children with typical development (TD). It does so by adopting new technology that automatically provides metrics about children's language environment (Language ENvironment Analysis [LENA]). In addition, relationships between LENA metrics and standardized language tests are explored in the DLD group. Method: Ninety-nine 2- to 4-year-old toddlers participated: 59 with (a suspicion of) DLD and 40 with TD. LENA metrics on adult word count, conversational turn count, and child vocalization count were obtained. For all children, data on parental education and multilingualism were available. In the DLD group, data were collected on receptive and expressive vocabulary and grammar, and on nonverbal intelligence, using standardized tests. Results: We found lower adult word count, conversational turn count, and child vocalization count in the DLD group, independent of multilingualism but not of parental education. In the DLD group, receptive vocabulary was related to conversational turn count and child vocalization count, but not to adult word count. Expressive vocabulary, receptive grammar, and expressive grammar were not related to LENA metrics. Conclusions: Toddlers with (a suspicion of) DLD vocalize less at home than children with TD. They also hear fewer adult words and experience fewer conversational turns. Children with DLD's language outcomes are to a limited extent related to language environment at home. Conversational turns and child vocalizations are in this respect more important than adult words, in line with findings for TD populations.
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