Pace of early language development

[Katie Alcock]

I believe this is also true in the UK.

http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/Database/Mori.html#up (and the next article
but one)

Some British research on teachers¹ perceptions of language skills on entry
to school (aged 4 1/2):

http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/talktoyourbaby/language.html#BSA

The article above it, however, shows an improvement in test scores over 5
years.

One problem is of course again distribution. If highly literate homes have
the same number, or slightly fewer, books than previously, but children¹s
books are overall more cheaper (like all leisure goods, they now represent a
much smaller proportion of take-home pay), then poorer families are going to
be able to afford them more readily.

Katie Alcock

Katie Alcock, DPhil, CPsychol
Lecturer
Department of Psychology
University of Lancaster
Fylde College
Lancaster LA1 4YF
Tel 01524 593833
Fax 01524 593744
Web http://www.psych.lancs.ac.uk/people/KatieAlcock.html



From: isa barriere <barriere.isa at gmail.com>
Reply-To: "info-childes at googlegroups.com" <info-childes at googlegroups.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:55:22 -0400
To: "info-childes at googlegroups.com" <info-childes at googlegroups.com>
Subject: Re: Re: Pace of early language development

To follow up on Margaret's comments.  My cousin who works in the publication
of literature for children and young teenagers in France tells me more books
are sold per head than ever... 
Isabelle Barriere



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