The Dimensionality of Language Ability in Young Children

Autor/inn/en	Pentimonti, Jill; O'Connell, Ann; Justice, Laura; Cain, Kate
Titel	The Dimensionality of Language Ability in Young Children
Quelle	In: Child Development, 86 (2015) 6, S.1948-1965 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
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Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-3920
DOI	10.1111/cdev.12450
Schlagwörter	Child Development; Language Acquisition; Child Language; Language Skills; Preschool Children; Elementary School Students; Vocabulary Development; Grammar; Age Differences; Communication Skills; Preschool Education; Kindergarten; Grade 1; Grade 2; Grade 3; Questionnaires; Verbal Ability; Intelligence Tests; Arizona; Kansas; Nebraska; Ohio; Clinical Evaluation of Language Functions; Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kindesentwicklung; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; 'Children''s language'; Kindersprache; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Wortschatzarbeit; Grammatik; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Kommunikationsstil; School year 01; 1. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 01; School year 02; 2. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 02; School year 03; 3. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 03; Fragebogen; Mündliche Leistung; Intelligence test; Intelligenztest
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to empirically examine the dimensionality of language ability for young children (4-8 years) from prekindergarten to third grade (n = 915), theorizing that measures of vocabulary and grammar ability will represent a unitary trait across these ages, and to determine whether discourse skills represent an additional source of variance in language ability. Results demonstrated emergent dimensionality of language across development with distinct factors of vocabulary, grammar, and discourse skills by third grade, confirming that discourse skills are an important source of variance in children's language ability and represent an important additional dimension to be accounted for in studying growth in language skills over the course of childhood. [This paper was prepared by the authors who represent the Task Force of the Language and Reading Research Consortium (LARRC).] (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01