The Interruption of Young Children's Responses by Older Siblings

1982 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 204-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Constance Wellen ◽  
Patricia Broen
Keyword(s):  
Language Development ◽  
Difficulty Level ◽  
Older Children ◽  
Normal Children ◽  
Younger Child ◽  
Normal Language ◽  
Older Siblings ◽  
Older Sibling

A group of language-delayed children, a group of older children with normal language development, and a group of younger children with normal language development served as subjects in this study. Questions were asked after a story was read to a younger child in the presence of an older sibling. The older sibling's interruptions of the question-answer dialogue was scored by frequency, type of interruption, and difficulty level of the questions being interrupted. Older siblings interrupted the question-answer interactions of the language-delayed children with a frequency that was similar to that observed in siblings of younger normal children but the interruptions of the language-delayed children were qualitatively different. Older siblings tended to directly answer questions addressed to language-delayed children rather than to provide prompts or rephrasings of the question as they did for young normal children. Siblings of both the flanguage-delayed and the young normal children interrupted more frequently as the questions increased in difficulty.

Effects of Older Siblings on the Language Young Children Hear and Produce

1985 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Constance J. Wellen
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
The Other ◽  
Younger Child ◽  
Older Siblings ◽  
Older Sibling

Mothers told stories to their children, inserting 30 questions about each story under two conditions. In one situation, mothers were alone with their younger child, and in the other condition, an older sibling was also present. During the question-answer interactions, older siblings responded to 60%–65% of all mothers' questions before younger children had a chance to respond and provided direct answers to the questions in 57%–65% of those instances. Mothers responded by producing fewer rephrased questions, fewer questions providing hints and answers, fewer questions functioning as repetitions and expansions, and more directly repeated questions when the older sibling was present. The effect of older siblings' first responses also reduced by half the number of younger children's utterances. The younger children produced fewer noncontent and content answers and more imitated answers in the presence of the older sibling. It is concluded that the presence of older siblings may influence the language young children hear and produce.

The onset of comprehension and production in a language delayed child

1983 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 359-375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah Gibson ◽  
David Ingram
Keyword(s):  
Language Development ◽  
Language Comprehension ◽  
Daily Diary ◽  
Clinical Intervention ◽  
Normal Rate ◽  
Normal Children ◽  
Acquisition Process ◽  
Normal Language

ABSTRACTThis study examined the onset and acquisition of language comprehension and production in a language delayed child through the analysis of a daily diary kept from 2;5 to 3;10, in order to determine whether such data might contribute to our understanding of normal language development. The onset of both comprehension and production was substantially delayed, yet both underwent word spurts that approximated the normal rate of acquisition. The gap between comprehension and production was also greater than that found in normal children. The existence of the normal spurts was interpreted as indicating biologically determined milestones that are vital in the acquisition process. It is suggested that clinical intervention should set these milestones as goals of therapy.

scholarly journals The Effect of Older Sibling, Postnatal Maternal Stress, and Household Factors on Language Development in Two- to Four-Year-Old Children

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naomi Havron ◽  
Irena Lovcevic ◽  
Michelle Z.L Kee ◽  
Helen Chen ◽  
Yap Seng Chong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Language Development ◽  
Family Structure ◽  
Maternal Stress ◽  
Household Size ◽  
Language Outcomes ◽  
Age Gap ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Older Siblings ◽  
Older Sibling

Previous literature has shown that family structure affects language development. Here, factors relating to older siblings (their presence in the house, sex and age gap), mothers (maternal stress) and household size and residential crowding were examined to systematically examine the different role of these factors. Data from mother-child dyads in a Singaporean birth cohort, (677-855 dyads; 52% males; 58-61% Chinese, 20-24% Malay, 17-19% Indian) collected when children were 24-, 48-, and 54-months old, were analysed. There was a negative effect of having an older sibling, moderated by the siblings’ age gap, but not by the older sibling’s sex, nor household size or residential crowding. Maternal stress affected language outcomes in some analyses but not others. Implications for understanding the effect of family structure on language development are discussed.

scholarly journals Older sibling influences on the language environment and language development of toddlers in bilingual homes

2012 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 225-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
KELLY BRIDGES ◽  
ERIKA HOFF
Keyword(s):  
Language Development ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Use ◽  
English Language Development ◽  
Complex Processes ◽  
Language Exposure ◽  
Household Members ◽  
Language Environment ◽  
Older Siblings ◽  
Older Sibling

ABSTRACTTwo separate studies examined older siblings’ influence on the language exposure and language development of US-born toddlers who were being raised in bilingual homes. The participants in Study 1 were 60 children between 16 and 30 months who had heard English and another language at home from birth; 26 had older siblings, and 34 did not. The participants in Study 2 were 27 children, assessed at 22 and 30 months, who had heard English and Spanish from birth; 14 had school-aged older siblings, and 13 did not. Both studies found that older siblings used English more in talking to the toddlers than did other household members and that toddlers with older siblings were more advanced in English language development. Study 2 also found that the presence of a school-aged older sibling increased mothers’ use of English with their toddlers and that toddlers without a school-aged older sibling were more advanced in Spanish than the toddlers with a school-aged older sibling. These findings contribute to a picture of the complex processes that shape language use in bilingual homes and cause variability in young children's bilingual development.

Conversational patterns of children with disabled and nondisabled siblings

1997 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 277-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcia Summers ◽  
Jennifer Hahs ◽  
Carl R. Summers
Keyword(s):  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Preschool Children ◽  
Language Development ◽  
Disabled Children ◽  
Developmentally Delayed ◽  
Older Children ◽  
Younger Child ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Nondisabled Siblings

ABSTRACTThis study examined the conversational patterns of older children with their younger siblings. The sample included 26 nondisabled, 10 hearing impaired, 14 Down syndrome, and 13 developmentally delayed preschool children and their older, nondisabled siblings. Significant differences were found between the nondisabled and the disabled children. The siblings of disabled children appeared to be less conversationally sensitive with their brothers and sisters than the siblings of nondisabled children. Significant differences were also observed between the different types of disabilities. Few significant differences were found in variables believed to be facilitative of language development in the younger child, and those that were found tended not to be in the expected direction.

scholarly journals The impact of older siblings on the language environment and language development of bilingual toddlers

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Danai Tsinivits ◽  
Sharon Unsworth
Keyword(s):  
Language Development ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Language Use ◽  
Receptive Vocabulary ◽  
Family Constellation ◽  
Language Environment ◽  
Bilingual Parenting ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Older Siblings ◽  
Older Sibling

Abstract Previous research has suggested that the language development of bilingual children benefits from more exposure and opportunities for language use. Typically, this research has used aggregated measures of exposure and use. The role of specific interlocutors and in particular older siblings has received comparatively little attention. In this study, we examine the impact of having an older sibling on the language environment and language development of a group of 31 bilingual Greek–Dutch toddlers aged 16 to 30 months growing up in the Netherlands. Approximately half (n = 14) of the toddlers had an older sibling. With respect to language environment, toddlers with older siblings were in general found to hear and use more Dutch at home than their first-born peers. There were however no differences between the two groups of toddlers in terms of parental language use. With respect to language development, toddlers with older siblings were found to score higher than first-born peers on measures of Dutch receptive vocabulary, productive vocabulary, and morphosyntactic complexity. For Greek, no such differences were observed. The findings are discussed in light of factors including family constellation, parental language proficiency, bilingual parenting strategies, and the wider sociolinguistic context.

Rapid Auditory Processing in Normal and Disordered Language Development

1976 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 561-571 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula Tallal
Keyword(s):  
Language Development ◽  
Auditory Processing ◽  
Binary Sequences ◽  
Time Interval ◽  
Normal Children ◽  
Complex Tones ◽  
Rapid Auditory Processing ◽  
Normal Language ◽  
Pattern Of Performance ◽  
Normal Adults

Four-and-one-half- to eight-and-one-half-year-old children with normal language development, normal adults, and dysphasic children were tested for their ability to perceive binary sequences of nonverbal auditory stimuli. Performance was studied in relation to the rate of presentation of stimulus sequence, as measured by the time interval between stimulus elements. Of the normal children studied, only the eight-and-one-half-year-old group responded as well as the adult group to auditory patterns composed of complex tones presented in rapid succession (8–305 msec intervals). Normal children six-and-one-half years and older were able to respond to these same auditory patterns when they were presented more slowly (947–4062 msec intervals). The overall pattern of performance of the dysphasic children was not similar to that of any age group of children with normal language development. The dysphasics' performance was significantly poorer than that of even the four-and-one-half-year-old normal group on rapidly presented auditory sequences, but not significantly different from normal children their own age or adults on the same patterns which were presented more slowly. The interrelation of normal development of rapid auditory processing and normal language development is discussed.

scholarly journals The Effect of Older Sibling, Postnatal Maternal Stress, and Household Factors on Language Development in Two- to Four-Year-Old Children

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naomi Havron ◽  
Irena Lovcevic ◽  
Michelle Z.L Kee ◽  
Helen Chen ◽  
Yap Seng Chong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Language Development ◽  
Family Structure ◽  
Maternal Stress ◽  
Household Size ◽  
Language Outcomes ◽  
Age Gap ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Older Siblings ◽  
Older Sibling

Previous literature has shown that family structure affects language development. Here, factors relating to older siblings (their presence in the house, sex and age gap), mothers (maternal stress) and household size and residential crowding were examined to systematically examine the different role of these factors. Data from mother-child dyads in a Singaporean birth cohort, (677-855 dyads; 52% males; 58-61% Chinese, 20-24% Malay, 17-19% Indian) collected when children were 24-, 48-, and 54-months old, were analysed. There was a negative effect of having an older sibling, moderated by the siblings’ age gap, but not by the older sibling’s sex, nor household size or residential crowding. Maternal stress affected language outcomes in some analyses but not others. Implications for understanding the effect of family structure on language development are discussed.

The Token and Reporter's Tests

1985 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 244-255
Author(s):  
Penelope K. Hall ◽  
Linda S. Jordan
Keyword(s):  
Language Development ◽  
Language Disorders ◽  
Language Assessment ◽  
Assessment Instruments ◽  
Token Test ◽  
Normal Language

The performance of 123 language-disordered children on the DeRenzi and Faglioni form of the Token Test and the DeRenzi and Ferrari Reporter's Test were analyzed using two scoring conventions, and then compared with the performances of children with presumed normal language development. Correlations with other commonly used language assessment instruments are cited. Use of the Token and Reporter's Tests with children exhibiting language disorders is suggested.

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