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Inferential Comprehension Abilities in French-Speaking Preschoolers Exposed to Neglect in the Early Longitudinal Language and Neglect Study.
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Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research . Jun2024, Vol. 67 Issue 6, p1819-1831. 13p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Purpose: Using a longitudinal design, this study aimed to describe inferential comprehension abilities of neglected French-speaking preschool children from 42 to 66 months of age in comparison to non-neglected peers, to examine the association with receptive vocabulary, and to determine whether rates of change in inferential abilities over time was stable between the two group conditions. Method: An inferential comprehension task and the French version of the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test–Fourth Edition were administered to a group of neglected children (n = 37–40) and to a group of same-age non-neglected children (n = 71–91) at 42, 54, and 66 months old, as part of the Early Longitudinal Language and Neglect study. Results: Results show that children exposed to neglect obtain significantly lower scores compared to their same-age peers on inferential comprehension and receptive vocabulary measures at all three time points (p < .001) with large to very large effect sizes and indicate moderate to strong correlations between the two variables. Children from the neglected group present difficulties in inferencing compared to same-age non-neglected peers, a disadvantage that remains stable over time. Conclusions: This study demonstrates the significant gap in inferential comprehension abilities between neglected and non-neglected preschool children. These results reiterate the importance of early detection of language comprehension difficulties in young children coming from vulnerable environments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *READING
*STATISTICAL correlation
*EFFECT sizes (Statistics)
*PEARSON correlation (Statistics)
*REPEATED measures design
*T-test (Statistics)
*STATISTICAL significance
*DATA analysis
*RESEARCH funding
*CHILD abuse
*CHI-squared test
*ANALYSIS of covariance
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*LONGITUDINAL method
*SPEECH evaluation
*LANGUAGE disorders
*STATISTICAL reliability
*STATISTICS
*INFERENTIAL statistics
*VOCABULARY
*SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors
*DATA analysis software
*CONFIDENCE intervals
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10924388
- Volume :
- 67
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 177761740
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1044/2024_JSLHR-23-00484