Journal article
Predictive validity of verbal and non-verbal communication and mother–child turn-taking at 12 months on language outcomes at 24 and 36 months in a cohort of infants experiencing adversity: a preliminary study
J Smith, T Eadie, P Levickis, L Bretherton, S Goldfeld
International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders | WILEY | Published : 2018
Abstract
Background: Parent-reported measures of early communication have limitations for use with infants experiencing adversity. Observational measures of early non-verbal and verbal communicative behaviours and mother–child turn-taking may provide a complementary method of capturing early communication skills for these children. Aims: To explore the predictive validity of verbal and non-verbal behaviours and mother–child conversational turn-taking (fluency and connectedness) at child age 12 months in relation to language measures at 24 and 36 months in a cohort of infants experiencing adversity. Methods & Procedures: Pregnant women experiencing adversity were recruited from maternity hospitals in ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
We would like to acknowledge and express our gratitude for all the families and researchers involved on the right@home project. This project was supported by an Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship and the NHMRC funded Centre of Research Excellence in Child Language (NHMRC Project Grant #1023493). All research at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute is supported by the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program. S. Goldfeld is also supported by an NHMRC Career Development Scholarship (1082922).