Language development, metalinguistic awareness, and emergent literacy skills of 3-year-old children in relation to social class

1994 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 371-394 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn Chaney
Keyword(s):  
Language Development ◽  
Socioeconomic Factors ◽  
Family Literacy ◽  
Maternal Education ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Metalinguistic Awareness ◽  
Literacy Experiences ◽  
Literacy Activities ◽  
Concepts About Print ◽  
Metalinguistic Skills

ABSTRACTThis is an investigation of the relationships among selected aspects of normal language development, emerging metalinguistic skills, concepts about print, and family literacy experiences in 3-year-old children who vary in their socioeconomic backgrounds. Forty-three normally developing children, whose family incomes ranged from under $10,000 to over $100,000, were given 4 tests of language development; 12 metalinguistic tasks measuring phonological awareness, word awareness, and structural awareness; and 2 measures of literacy knowledge. The children's family literacy experiences were described following a parent interview. The data analysis had two main purposes. The first was to examine the family literacy experiences of the children using a qualitative analysis. The second was to describe, in a quantitative way, the relationships among family literacy experiences, socioeconomic factors, language development, metalinguistic performance, and concepts about print. The interview data revealed that, while parents varied in the emphasis they placed on literacy activities, all of the children were at least somewhat involved in literacy activities at home; family report of literacy activities was associated with family income. Quantitative analyses revealed that amount of family literacy involvement and the children's race were related to oral language development, and language development was the most powerful predictor of metalinguistic awareness. When language development was controlled statistically, family literacy and socioeconomic factors had negligible effects on metalinguistic skills; however, knowledge of print concepts was related to metalinguistic performance, especially in the phonological domain, and was associated with the children's family literacy experiences, maternal education, and race.

Language development, metalinguistic skills, and print awareness in 3-year-old children

1992 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 485-514 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn Chaney
Keyword(s):  
Language Development ◽  
Phonological Awareness ◽  
Metalinguistic Awareness ◽  
Print Awareness ◽  
Language Structure ◽  
Literacy Knowledge ◽  
Structural Awareness ◽  
Concepts About Print ◽  
Two Measures ◽  
Metalinguistic Skills

AbstractThis is an investigation of the relationships among selected aspects of normal language development, emerging metalinguistic skills, and concepts about print in 3-year-old children. Forty–three normally developing children were given four tests of language development; twelve metalinguistic tasks measuring phonological awareness, word awareness, and structural awareness; and two measures of literacy knowledge. The results clearly demonstrated that most 3-year-olds can make metalinguistic judgments and productions in structured tasks, with overall metalinguistic performance improving with age in months. Specific metalinguistic tasks varied in difficulty and probably in developmental order. The major domains of metalinguistic awareness (phonological, word, and structural) were significantly intercorrelated and also correlated with overall linguistic skill. Literacy knowledge was positively correlated with overall metalinguistic skill and, specifically, with phonological awareness. It is concluded that, as young as age 3, children are already rapidly developing a mental framework for analyzing language structure separately from language meaning

scholarly journals How Does Toddlers’ Engagement in Literacy Activities Influence Their Language Abilities?

2022 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 526
Author(s):  
Raffaele Dicataldo ◽  
Maja Roch
Keyword(s):  
Language Development ◽  
Early Literacy ◽  
Oral Language ◽  
Maternal Education ◽  
Home Literacy Environment ◽  
Literacy Environment ◽  
Literacy Experiences ◽  
Literacy Activities ◽  
Early Language Development ◽  
Children's Interests

The most intensive period of language development is during the first years of life, during which the brain is developing rapidly. Research has shown that children from disadvantaged households who received high-quality stimulation at a young age grew into adults who earned an average of 25% more than those who did not receive these interventions. In addition, it has been suggested that children who show a greater interest in literacy-related activities and voluntarily engage in them are likely to become better readers than children with less interest in literacy. These children’s factors, along with their engagement in literacy activities, are important components in children’s early literacy experiences and may affect their early language development. In this study, we examined associations among maternal education, home literacy environment (HLE), children’s interest and engagement in literacy activities, and language development of 44 toddlers aged between 20 and 36 months. Overall, results showed that only children’s engagement in literacy activities was related to vocabulary and morphosyntactic skills, whereas maternal education, HLE, and children’s interests were not. These results suggest that taking advantage of individual children’s interests by planning activities in which children are fully engaged, may be effective strategies for promoting children’s oral language development.

scholarly journals The Interaction of Social, Physical and Nutritive Factors in Triggering Early Developmental Language Delay in a Sample of Egyptian Children

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (17) ◽  
pp. 2767-2774 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ebtissam M. Salah El-Din ◽  
Mona A. Elabd ◽  
Maysa S. Nassar ◽  
Ammal M. Metwally ◽  
Ghada A. Abdellatif ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Language Development ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Maternal Education ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Language Delay ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Egyptian Children

BACKGROUND: Language acquisition and child development during the early years of life depend on multiple interacting factors. AIM: To explore potential factors that can impact language development in 2 groups of Egyptian children, one with normal language development and the second with delayed development. Also, to explore to what extent can the involvement of impaired motor development potentiate the risk of developmental language delay. METHODS: This cross-sectional case-control study involved Egyptian children belonging to the middle socioeconomic class between 18 and 36 months of age. Children were classified according to their performance on language domain of Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development (Bayley-III) into two groups, infants with the average or above score (control group) and those having below-average scores (cases). Motor development was assessed on the same scale. Factors affecting language development were tested, including socio-demographic, obstetric, and maternal medical factors in addition to Infant Feeding Practices. RESULTS: The independent factors lowering the language scores were early introduction of complementary food, low family income, history of delivery problems, pregnancy-related diseases of the mother, and maternal education. Impaired motor development appears as a further highly significant risk factor to the previously mentioned factors CONCLUSION: In Egyptian children, delayed language development is severely affected by the interaction of medical, social and nutritional factors. Providing adequate maternal health care during pregnancy and childbirth, regular developmental monitoring at each child visit, and screening for such risk factors, can reduce size of the problem and promote child’s social and psychological development.

scholarly journals Berat badan lahir rendah (BBLR) dengan kejadian stunting pada anak usia 6-24 bulan

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 31
Author(s):  
Darwin Nasution ◽  
Detty Siti Nurdiati ◽  
Emy Huriyati
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Socioeconomic Factors ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Maternal Education ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Sample Selection ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Normal Children ◽  
Under Five

Background: Stunting is one of the main problems of malnutrition often found in under-five children. The impacts include a delay in child’s growth, low endurance, lack of intelligence and productivity. The direct factors that influence the incidence of stunting are low birth weight (LBW) while the indirect factors are socioeconomic factors such as maternal education, low family income and a large number of family members.Objective: To analyze the relationship between LBW and the incidence of stunting in children aged 6-24 months in Yogyakarta Municipality.Method: This was a case-control study. The subjects were children aged 6-24 months with a group of cases comprising stunted children based on the indicator of height/age with a cut-off < -2 SD Z-score and the control group comprising normal children. The number of subjects for the study was 242 with the under-five children’s mothers as the research respondents. The sample selection used non-probability sampling with a consecutive sampling method. The data were analyzed by Chi-Square and multiple logistic regression.Results: The proportion of children 6-24 months who had low birth weight was 15.7 %. There was a significant relationship between LBW and the incidence of stunting in children aged 6-24 months (OR=5.60; 95%CI:2.27 to 15.70). There was a relationship between maternal height and the incidence of stunting in children aged 6-24 months (OR=2.14; 95%CI:1.08 to 4.33). Socioeconomic factors (maternal education, family income and a number of family members) did not have a significant relationship with the incidence of stunting.Conclusion: LBW had a relationship with the incidence of stunting in children aged 6-24 months in Yogyakarta Municipality.

scholarly journals Maternal Socioeconomic Factors Affecting Birth Weight of New Born Babies Born in Combined Military Hospital Dhaka

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 138-142
Author(s):  
Md Asaduzzman ◽  
Md Saydur Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Socioeconomic Factors ◽  
Maternal Education ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Military Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Average Birth Weight ◽  
Factors Affecting

Background: Low birth weight is one of the deleterious outcomes of pregnancy. To identify the factors contributing to LBW is therefore of paramount importance. But a very little attention had been paid to address the riddle. This effort is to candle the light on maternal socioeconomic factors on birth weight. Objective: To delineate the pattern of birth weight of newborn babies delivered in CMH Dhaka and ascertains selected demographic, socio-economic characteristics of the mothers. Methods & Materials: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Combined Military Hospital Dhaka from September to December 2011 on 110 respondents. Data were collected by interview using semi- structured questionnaire. Data were checked, edited, coded, categorized, cleaned and analyzed using software (SPSS version 16) Results: All the mothers were educated. Mothers who passed SSC exam, 35.5% were highest. Lowest education level was primary, 10%. SSC and below educated mother gave birth to 16.75 LBW babies. The average birth weight babies, 94.74% were delivered by HSC and higher educated mothers. All LBW babies were born other than officer's family. The mean monthly income was Tk 16533. 33% LBW babies born who had family income _< Tk. 10,000, 52.3% higher birth weight babies had family income  _> Tk. 20000 but results was not statistically significant (p>.05). Conclusion: All these findings suggest that a substantial evidence of socioeconomic factors like family income, maternal education and social status has an effect on birth weight. Utilizing health care facilities, better training, educating mother, addressing demographic factors, condition can be improved. Anwer Khan Modern Medical College Journal Vol. 10, No. 2: July 2019, P 138-142

Social and Nonsocial Home Environments of Infants with Nonorganic Failure-to-Thrive

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1984 ◽  
Vol 73 (3) ◽  
pp. 348-353
Author(s):  
Patrick H. Casey ◽  
Robert Bradley ◽  
Betty Wortham
Keyword(s):  
Life Events ◽  
Maternal Education ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Function Analysis ◽  
Failure To Thrive ◽  
Normal Growth ◽  
Clinical Syndrome ◽  
Home Environments ◽  
Maternal Acceptance ◽  
Parent Attitude

Nonorganic failure-to-thrive (NOFT) is a clinical syndrome that is poorly understood and inadequately studied. Because empirical data are lacking, an attempt was made to identify differentiating aspects of the mother-infant interaction and environment of infants with NOFT compared with those of matched infants who grew normally. Prospectively, 23 infants who were suffering from NOFT were chosen in a referral clinic. Each infant was matched with a control subject with normal growth by age, sex, and race of the infant and family income, maternal education, and number of people living in the household. An assistant who was unaware of infant growth status visited the homes of these infants within 3 weeks of diagnosis and gathered: the Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (HOME); the Coddington Life Events Record; and the Index of Parent Attitude Scales. The total HOME Inventory and the subscales entitled Maternal Acceptance of the Child, Organization of the Physical Environment, and Emotional Responsivity were significantly less favorable (P &lt; .05) in the NOFT group. There were no group differences in the Life Events Record and the Parent Attitudes Scales. A discriminant function analysis correctly placed 32 of the 46 infants into failure-to-thrive and control groups. It is concluded that certain aspects of the home environments of infants with NOFT differ from those of infants of similar socioeconomic status who grow normally.

scholarly journals FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI IBU DALAM PEMBERIAN ASI EKSKLUSIF DI DESA PUCANGANOM KECAMATAN GIRIWOYO KABUPATEN WONOGIRI

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sri Aminingsih ◽  
Lucia Desi Puti
Keyword(s):  
Breast Feeding ◽  
Spiritual Development ◽  
Maternal Education ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Exclusive Breast Feeding ◽  
Second Child ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Mother’S Age

Background Breastfeeding will ensure babies stay healthy and start life in the most healthy. Breastfeeding is actually not only allows the baby to grow up to be healthy physically, but also more intelligent, stable had a emotional, spiritual development, and positivesocial development. Riskesdas 2010 coverage of exclusive breastfeeding in Indonesia is still far from the world average and still very far from the target of Healthy Indonesia 2010. In rural districts Pucanganom Giriwoyo of the initial interview 3 of 5 mothers to breastfeed exclusively, while 2 others are not breastfed exclusively with reasons having to work, lack of time and because of no discharge of breast milk.The purpose to find out the factors that affect the mother in exclusive breast feeding in the village of Pucanganom sub-district of Giriwoyo Regency Wonogiri.Method of this research is descriptive research. While the plan is cross sectional used to find out the factors that affect the mother in exclusive breast feeding. Then there searchers took data from respondents regarding the factors that affect breast feeding.The Result Factors that affect the exclusive breast feeding is the age of the mother, the mother's education, number of children,  mother's work and family income. The most exclusive breast feeding on mother's  age 26-45 years (83,33%), maternal education high school-undergraduate (70%), given on the first and second child(73,34%), employment of the mother as a homemaker (73,34%), and family income 1-3 million (76.67%).Conclusion the mother who does not work it's possible giving exclusive breast milk due to the considerable amount of time which can be used by the mother to nurture her baby even 24 hours time the mother could be given to her baby, therefore breast feeding can be done during the first 6 months of the birth ofthe baby.Keywords: Exclusive breast feeding

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