Factors of parental investment in the home language environment in peri-urban China: A mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT: The home language environment is a critical point of investment in early language skills. However, few studies have quantitatively measured the home language environment of low-socioeconomic-status households in non-western settings. This mixed methods study describes the home language environment and early child language skills among households in a low-socioeconomic-status, peri-urban district of Chengdu, China, and identifies factors influencing parental investment in the home language environment. Audio recordings were collected from 81 peri-urban households with children ages 18-24 months and analysed using the Language Environment Analysis (LENATM) system. The Mandarin version of the MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventory was administered to each child's primary caregive

SUBMITTER: Feng T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10642838 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature