Research Database

An automated classifier for periods of sleep and target-child-directed speech from LENA recordings

Topic:

NR

Authors:

Bang, Kachergis, Weisleder, Marchman

Journal/Publication:

Language Development Research

Year:

2023
Participant Age Range:
17 –
28 months

Sample Size:

153

Participant Language:

English, Spanish

Abstract:

Some theories of language development propose that children learn more effectively when exposed to speech that is directed to them (target child directed speech, tCDS) than when exposed to speech that is directed to others (other-directed speech, ODS). Du