Language Development

Part I. Introduction: 1. Language development: Individual differences in a social context James Law, Sheena Reilly, and Cristina McKean; 2. Social Contexts and Language Development: Past, Present, and Future Erika Hoff, Anders Højen, and Dorthe Bleses; Part II. Factors Influencing Language Development Sheena Reilly: 3. Genetic Studies of Language Disorders Hayley Mountford, Ruth Braden, Angela Morgan, and Diane Newbury; 4. Hearing and Language Peter Carew and Traci Flynn; 5. Comorbidity between language difficulties and common conditions in childhood Emma Sciberras, Amanda Brignell, and Katy Mueller; 6. Language and Cognition Sabine Weinert; 7. Growing Up in Multilingual Communities Elizabeth D. Peña, Lisa M. Bedore, Julio Torres, and Yenda Prado; 8. Parent-child interaction and language learning Penny Levickis, Laura Conway, Jodie Smith, and Shannon Bennetts; 9. Cognitive Competencies and Signals of Risk Kirsten Asmussen, James Law, and Jenna Charlton; 10. Creating Equitable Opportunities for Language and Literacy Development in Childhood and Adolescence Catherine L. Taylor, Daniel Christensen, and Stephen R. Zubrick; Part III. Continuity and Change James Law; 11. Language Trajectories in Childhood: The Nature and Drivers of Individual Differences and their Implications for Intervention Cristina McKean, Fiona Mensah, and Sheena Reilly; 12. Patterns of Language Development from Childhood to Adulthood and the Associated Long-Term Psychosocial Outcomes Rebecca Armstrong and James G. Scott; 13. Social Inequalities in Vocabulary and the Role of Reading Alice Sullivan, Vanessa Moulton, Matthew Brown, and Emla Fitzsimons; 14. The Dynamic Nature of Predictors and Outcomes in Children's Language Development throughout Childhood Elizabeth Westrupp, Maggie Yu, Jan Nicholson, and Donna Berthelsen; Part IV. Impact Intervention and Equity Cristina McKean: 15. Communication, Participation and Cohort Studies Sharynne McLeod, Jane McCormack, and Helen L. Blake; 16. Capturing the Voice of Parents and Children: The Potential Impact for the Design and Implementation of Research and Services Sue Roulstone and Rena Lyons; 17. Oral Language Skills as a Foundation for Learning to Learn Patricia Eadie; 18. The Economic Impact of Low Language Ability in Childhood Ha N.D Le, Fiona Mensah, Patricia Eadie, Sheena Reilly, and Lisa Gold; 19. A Review of Interventions to Promote Language Development in Early Childhood Penny Levickis, Pooja Patel, Cristina McKean, Jodie Smith, Naomi Hackworth, James Law, Elizabeth Westrupp, and Sheena Reilly; 20. Interventions to Promote Language Development in Typical and Atypical Populations James Law and Jenna Charlton; 21. The Effect of Kindergarten Instructional Policies on Reading and Math Achievement Gaps Jane Waldfogel and Yi Wang; 22. Educational Interventions Targeting Language Development Laura M. Justice and Sonia Q. Cabell; 23 Equity and Access to Services for Children with Language Difficulties Sheena Reilly, James Law, Maya Conway, and Michelle Krahe; Index.