Document Type
Article
Version
Publisher's PDF
Publication Title
Journal of Child Language
Volume
27
Publication Date
6-1-2000
Abstract
Vocabulary growth from 2;0 to 3;0 was studied in 28 late talkers using expressive vocabulary inventories reported bimonthly on the Language Development Survey (LDS). Group milestones were 18 words at 2;0, 89 words at 2;6, and 195 words at 3;0. A sub-group of 11 children (Group I) showed a rapid vocabulary spurt between 2;2 and 2;8, reached the 150-180 word mark by 2;6, and attained the LDS ceiling of about 300 words by 2;10. In contrast, the 17 children in Group 2 still had a mean vocabulary of fewer than 30 words at 2;6, had less of a vocabulary spurt when they did start acquiring words, and attained the 150-180 vocabulary mark at 3;0. All 3;0 language outcome measures were significantly predicted by LDS vocabulary size from 2;2 to 2;4.
Publisher's Statement
© 2000 by Cambridge University Press. Available on publisher's site at http://journals.cambridge.org/abstract_S030500090000413X.
Citation
Rescorla, Leslie, Jennifer Mirak, and Leher Singh. "Vocabulary Growth in Late Talkers: Lexical Development from 2;0 to 3;0." Journal of Child Language 27, no. 2 (2000): 293-311, doi:10.1017/S030500090000413X.
DOI
10.1017/S030500090000413X