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The multifaceted nature of early vocabulary development: Connecting children's characteristics with parental input types
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The multifaceted nature of early vocabulary development: Connecting children's characteristics with parental input types

Tilbe Göksun, Aslı Aktan-Erciyes, Dilay Z. Karadöller and Ö. Ece Demir-Lira
Child development perspectives, Vol.19(1), pp.30-37
03/2025
DOI: 10.1111/cdep.12524
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Abstract Children need to learn the demands of their native language in the early vocabulary development phase. In this dynamic process, parental multimodal input may shape neurodevelopmental trajectories while also being tailored by child‐related factors. Moving beyond typically characterized group profiles, in this article, we synthesize growing evidence on the effects of parental multimodal input (amount, quality, or absence), domain‐specific input (space and math), and language‐specific input (causal verbs and sound symbols) on preterm, full‐term, and deaf children's early vocabulary development, focusing primarily on research with children learning Turkish and Turkish Sign Language. We advocate for a theoretical perspective, integrating neonatal characteristics and parental input, and acknowledging the unique constraints of languages.
deaf children gesture multimodality parental input preterm children Turkish Turkish sign language vocabulary development

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