How many words are Australian children hearing in the first year of life?
Abstract Background There is evidence that parents from more socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds engage in fewer verbal interactions with their child than more advantaged parents. This leads to the so-called, ‘30 million-word gap’. This study aims to investigate the number of words children...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-02-01
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Series: | BMC Pediatrics |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-020-1946-0 |