The Dimensionality of Oral Language Ability: Evidence from Young Greek Children

Autor/inn/en	Mouzaki, Angeliki; Spyropoulou, Elli; Ralli, Asimina; Antoniou, Faye; Diamanti, Vassiliki; Papaioannou, Sophia
Titel	The Dimensionality of Oral Language Ability: Evidence from Young Greek Children
Quelle	In: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 63 (2020) 8, S.2732-2751 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Mouzaki, Angeliki)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1092-4388
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Oral Language; Language Skills; Language Acquisition; Young Children; Kindergarten; Grade 1; Preschool Children; Greek; Semantics; Phonological Awareness; Language Processing; Morphology (Languages); Greece + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Oral interpretation; Mündlicher Sprachgebrauch; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Frühe Kindheit; School year 01; 1. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 01; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Grieche; Griechisch; Semantik; Sprachverarbeitung; Morphology; Morphologie; Griechenland
Abstract	Purpose: This study investigated component skills in oral language development utilizing and validating a new assessment battery in a large (N = 800) and representative sample of Greek students 4-7 years of age. Method: All participants enrolled in public schools from four geographical regions (Attica, Thessaly, Macedonia, and Crete) that varied demographically (urban, semiurban, and rural). For the individualized language assessments, we utilized mobile devices (tablet PC) to ensure children's interest and joyful participation as well as reliable administration procedures across sites. Results by confirmatory factor analyses specified and validated five different models in each grade to identify the best conceptualization of language dimensionality in the respective age groups. Results: Four-dimensional model provided a slightly better discriminant validity in language data of the preschool group. However, in kindergarten and first grades, the five-dimensional model had the best fit to the data to the four-dimensional. Conclusion: These findings support the multidimensionality of oral language ability at this phase of development and increase of factor distinctiveness as children grow. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01