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Influences of number of adults and adult: child ratios on the quantity of adult language input across childcare settings

Topic:

NA

Authors:

Soderstrom, Grauer, Dufault, McDivitt

Journal/Publication:

First Language

Year:

2018
Participant Age Range:
12 –
36 months

Sample Size:

45

Participant Language:

Arabic, English, French

Abstract:

New approaches to examining the language environment are putting greater emphasis on the use of highly naturalistic audio recordings and questions about cross-cultural differences in children’s real-world language experiences. These new approaches and que