Marc H. Bornstein|Charlene Hendricks
Basic language comprehension and production in &gt;100,000 young children from sixteen developing nations
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development|Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
abstract using multiple indicator cluster survey language comprehension production compared sample 101250 children aged 2 00 9 11 focus subsample 38845 children aged 2 00 4 11 sixteen underresearched developing nations whole sample comprehension slightly exceeded production correlations comprehension production country positive significant varied size average correlation positive significant small medium mean comprehension production varied child age reaching asymptote 5 00 correlations comprehension production age positive significant similar age focus subsample comprehension exceeded production correlations comprehension production country positive significant varied size average correlation positive significant medium size children countries lower standards living less likely demonstrate basic language comprehension production