Influence of the Home Linguistic Environment on Early Language Development

Natalie H. Brito

doi:10.1177/2372732217720699

Influence of the Home Linguistic Environment on Early Language Development

Natalie H. Brito

Applied Psychology

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Abstract

Approximately 15.5 million children in the United States (21%) live in impoverished households, with child poverty rates highest among Black, Hispanic, and American Indian children. Growing up in a socioeconomically disadvantaged environment is associated with substantially worse health and impaired psychological, cognitive, and emotional development throughout the life span. Socioeconomic status (SES) has a robust association with language development—across different language outcomes, across different ethnic and language-exposure groups, as well as within these groups. This review examines pathways for SES disparities in language skills emerging early in development and contributing to later gaps in school readiness and academic achievement.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	155-162
Number of pages	8
Journal	Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Volume	4
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/2372732217720699
State	Published - Oct 1 2017

Keywords

bilingualism
early experience
language
socioeconomic status

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Social Psychology
Public Administration

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