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Research into language development of young children shows that talking to them at a young age gives them an advantage at communicating effectively when they start school (linked article based on article from page 42 of PsyPAG).
Just saying more words to children, however, isn't enough on its own; diversity and complexity of the language is important.
But it's not enough just to bombard children with a barrage of words: the quality of the speech that they hear matters too. Children who hear language that is diverse, complex, and is directed towards them specifically (child-directed speech), often have a larger vocabulary size and a faster rate of vocabulary growth.
The most consistent finding in why some children are exposed to more speech than others is that it is strongly related to parents' socioeconomic status. Researchers have also found correlations between maternal education, family income, and occupational prestige.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 02 2014, @05:42AM
> Your quoting an opinion piece?
I'm quoting the part of the opinion piece that quoted researchers.
> what do you think happens to the first third grader no matter how much their parent(s) talk to them?
I dunno, how about you make that can be evaluated instead of expecting people to read your mind instead of your writing?
(Score: 2) by efitton on Wednesday July 02 2014, @06:28AM
Too bad your parents never used rhetorical question around you growing up.
(Score: 2) by efitton on Wednesday July 02 2014, @06:56AM
>> what do you think happens to the first third grader no matter how much their parent(s) talk to them?
>I dunno, how about you make that can be evaluated instead of expecting people to read your mind instead of your writing?
Maybe this: "Hart and Risley later wrote that children’s level of language development starts to level off when it matches that of their parents — so a language deficit is passed down through generations." which is from the same _paragraph_ you quoted.