A1 Journal article (refereed)
Lexical and grammatical development in children at family risk of dyslexia from early childhood to school entry : a cross-lagged analysis (2019)

Caglar-Ryeng, Ø., Eklund, K., & Nergård-Nilssen, T. (2019). Lexical and grammatical development in children at family risk of dyslexia from early childhood to school entry : a cross-lagged analysis. Journal of Child Language, 46(6), 1102-1126. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0305000919000333

JYU authors or editors

Publication details

All authors or editors: Caglar-Ryeng, Ømur; Eklund, Kenneth; Nergård-Nilssen, Trude

Journal or series: Journal of Child Language

ISSN: 0305-0009

eISSN: 1469-7602

Publication year: 2019

Volume: 46

Issue number: 6

Pages range: 1102-1126

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Publication country: United Kingdom

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0305000919000333

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Partially open access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/65861

Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine (a) the development of vocabulary and grammar in children with family-risk (FR) of dyslexia and their peers with no such risk (NoFR) between ages 1;6 and 6;0, and (b) whether FR-status exerted an effect on the direction of temporal relationships between these two constructs. Groups were assessed at seven time-points using standardised tests and parental reports. Results indicated that although FR and NoFR children had a similar development in the earlier years, the FR group appeared to perform significantly more poorly on vocabulary at the end of the preschool period. Results showed no significant effect of FR status on the cross-lagged relations between lexical and grammatical skills, suggesting a similar developmental pattern of cross-domain relations in both groups. However, FR status seemed to have a significantly negative association with vocabulary and grammar scores at age 6;0, resulting in language outcomes in favour of NoFR children.

Keywords: language development; grammar; vocabulary (knowledge); reading disorders; dyslexia

Free keywords: dyslexia; grammar; lexical bootstrapping; syntactic bootstrapping; vocabulary

Contributing organizations

Ministry reporting: Yes

VIRTA submission year: 2019

JUFO rating: 3