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How many words are Australian children hearing in the first year of life?

Topic:

NA

Authors:

Brushe, Lynch, Reilly, Melhuish, Brinkman

Journal/Publication:

BMC Pediatrics

Year:

2020
Participant Age Range:
5 –
14 months

Sample Size:

227

Participant Language:

English

Abstract:

Background: There is evidence that parents from more socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds engage in fewer verbal interactions with their child than more advantaged parents. This leads to the so-called, ‘30 million-word gap’. This study aims to inve
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