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The Home Language Environment and Early Childhood Development: A LENA Study from Rural and Peri-Urban China

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Title: The Home Language Environment and Early Childhood Development: A LENA Study from Rural and Peri-Urban China
Language: English
Authors: Xinwu Zhang, Delei Liu, Lucy Pappas, Sarah-Eve Dill, Tianli Feng, Yunting Zhang, Jin Zhao, Scott Rozelle, Yue Ma
Source: Applied Developmental Science. 2024 28(4):655-673.
Availability: Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 19
Publication Date: 2024
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Infants, Child Development, Developmental Delays, Delayed Speech, Rural Areas, Suburbs, Language Acquisition, Parent Child Relationship, Mothers, Interpersonal Communication
Geographic Terms: China
DOI: 10.1080/10888691.2023.2267440
ISSN: 1088-8691
1532-480X
Abstract: The home language environment is a significant correlate of early childhood development outcomes; however, less is known about this mechanism in rural and peri-urban China where rates of developmental delay are as high as 52%. This study examines associations between the home language environment and child development in a sample of 158 children (58% boys) aged 18-24 months (M[subscript age] = 21.5) from rural and peri-urban households in Western China. Results show a significant association between adult-child conversation count and language development, suggesting the home language environment may be a mechanism for child development in rural and peri-urban China. 22.5% of the sample were at risk of language delay. Mother's employment and child's age were significant factors in the home language environment.
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Entry Date: 2024
Accession Number: EJ1443405
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:The home language environment is a significant correlate of early childhood development outcomes; however, less is known about this mechanism in rural and peri-urban China where rates of developmental delay are as high as 52%. This study examines associations between the home language environment and child development in a sample of 158 children (58% boys) aged 18-24 months (M[subscript age] = 21.5) from rural and peri-urban households in Western China. Results show a significant association between adult-child conversation count and language development, suggesting the home language environment may be a mechanism for child development in rural and peri-urban China. 22.5% of the sample were at risk of language delay. Mother's employment and child's age were significant factors in the home language environment.
ISSN:1088-8691
1532-480X
DOI:10.1080/10888691.2023.2267440