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Language Development Week 10, Chapter 9 Lecture 1 March 11, 2024 Updates! Updates! Reflection 4 on language is due today – Grace period: before Wednesday at midnight Reflection 5 on parenting and/or Gender stereotypes due March 25 Last class… Contextual factors influencing language development – Inf...

Language Development Week 10, Chapter 9 Lecture 1 March 11, 2024 Updates! Updates! Reflection 4 on language is due today – Grace period: before Wednesday at midnight Reflection 5 on parenting and/or Gender stereotypes due March 25 Last class… Contextual factors influencing language development – Infant directed speech – poverty Poverty & Language Development Low SES linked with poorer language development Low SES--less exposure to speech Household instability and disorder Quality of parent–child interactions Hart & Risley, 1995 5 HOW DOES QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF PARENT CHILD INTERACTIONS RELATE TO BRAIN DEVELOPMENT? Romeo et al., 2018 6 Conversational turn-taking associated with language related brain function Romeo et al., 2018 Conversational turn-taking associated with language related brain function Romeo et al., 2018 Bilingualism & Learning a Second Language Simultaneous Bilingualism: exposure to two languages from birth Build distinct language systems Course of language development is similar for each language 9 Bilingualism & Learning a Second Language Advantages of Bilingualism: – Associated with many cognitive skills: memory, selective attention, analytical reasoning, concept formation, cognitive flexibility, executive function 10 11 Developmental Language Disorder Language in DLD (SLI) Delayed onset of speech Phonological deficits: Limited vocabularies Poor grammatical skills – Production:: ”Yesterday I saw two butterfly” – Comprehension: Baloo Bear says Mowgli is tickling HIM. Next class… Emotional Development in Infancy Chapter 10 14