Carolyn Brockmeyer Cates|Benard P. Dreyer|Samantha B. Berkule|Lisa J. White|Jenny Arevalo|Alan L. Mendelsohn
Infant Communication and Subsequent Language Development in Children from Low-Income Families
Bellevue Hospital Center|New York University|Bellevue Hospital Center|New York University|Bellevue Hospital Center|New York University|Marymount Manhattan College|Bellevue Hospital Center|New York University|Bellevue Hospital Center|New York University|Bellevue Hospital Center|New York University
objectives explore relationship early cognitive stimulation home 6month infant communication 24month toddler language lowsocioeconomic status sample methods longitudinal analyses motherchild dyads participating larger study early child development performed dyads enrolled postpartum urban public hospital cognitive stimulation home 6 months assessed using stimqlnfant including provision toys shared reading teaching verbal responsivity early infant communication assessed 6 months including following 1 emotion eye gaze communication symbolic behavior scale dpcsbs dp 2 communicative bids csbs dp 3 expression emotion short temperament scale infants toddler language assessed 24 months using preschool language scale4 including following 1 expressive language 2 auditory comprehension results three hundred twenty families assessed structural equation models cognitive stimulation home strongly associated early infant communication 063 p 0001 predictive 24month language 020 p 05 effect early cognitive stimulation 24month language mediated early impacts infant communication indirect 028 p 001 reading teaching availability learning materials reciprocal verbal interactions related directly infant communication indirectly language outcomes conclusions impact early cognitive stimulation toddler language manifested early associations infant communication pediatric primary care providers promote cognitive stimulation beginning early infancy support expansion dissemination intervention programs reach read video interaction project