TY - JOUR
T1 - Helping parents enhance vocabulary development in preschool children
T2 - effects of a family literacy program
AU - Teepe, Rosa Catharina
AU - Molenaar, Inge
AU - Oostdam, Ron
AU - Fukkink, Ruben
AU - Verhoeven, Ludo
PY - 2019/4/30
Y1 - 2019/4/30
N2 - The primary source for young children's vocabulary development is parent-child interaction. How parent-child interaction influences vocabulary depends on the child's functioning and the family context. Although research shows the effect of the family context on vocabulary (e.g., reading activities at home, parental education), the role of a child's functioning has received less attention. Children's executive functioning (EF) influences how linguistic input is processed and their social functioning (SF) is important for maintaining social interaction. The aim of the present study was to investigate the additional contributions of children's EF and SF to vocabulary. EF, SF and family contextual factors were measured in 223 Dutch preschool children. EF and SF strongly predicted children's vocabulary in addition to their age, linguistic diversity at home and parental education. EF and SF are therefore important factors to take into account when investigating vocabulary and vocabulary interventions in preschool children.
AB - The primary source for young children's vocabulary development is parent-child interaction. How parent-child interaction influences vocabulary depends on the child's functioning and the family context. Although research shows the effect of the family context on vocabulary (e.g., reading activities at home, parental education), the role of a child's functioning has received less attention. Children's executive functioning (EF) influences how linguistic input is processed and their social functioning (SF) is important for maintaining social interaction. The aim of the present study was to investigate the additional contributions of children's EF and SF to vocabulary. EF, SF and family contextual factors were measured in 223 Dutch preschool children. EF and SF strongly predicted children's vocabulary in addition to their age, linguistic diversity at home and parental education. EF and SF are therefore important factors to take into account when investigating vocabulary and vocabulary interventions in preschool children.
KW - Vocabulary
KW - Executive functioning
KW - Social functioning
KW - Family context
KW - Preschool
U2 - 10.1016/j.ecresq.2019.03.001
DO - 10.1016/j.ecresq.2019.03.001
M3 - Article
SN - 0885-2006
VL - 48
SP - 226
EP - 236
JO - Early Childhood Research Quarterly
JF - Early Childhood Research Quarterly
IS - 3rd Quarter
ER -