The Early Catastrophe
The 30 Millions Words Gape By Age 3
A groundbreaking study in the University of Kansas by researchers Betty Hart and Todd R. Risley. (2003). American, Risley entered the homes of 42 families from various socio-economic backgrounds to assess the ways in which daily exchanges between a parent and child shape language and vocabulary development. Their findings were unprecedented, with extraordinary disparities between the the sheer number of words spoken as well as the types of
messages conveyed. After four years these differences in parent-child interactions
produced significant discrepancies in not only children’s knowledge, but also their skills
and experiences with children from high-income families being exposed to 30 million
more words than children from families on welfare. Follow-up studies showed that these
differences in language and interaction experiences have lasting effects on a child’s
the performance later in life.
Results Of Research;
The results of the study were far more severe than anyone could have anticipated. Observers found that 86% to 98% of the words used by each child by the age of three were derived from their parents’ vocabularies. Furthermore, not only were the words they used nearly identical, but also the average number of words utilized, the duration of their conversations and the speech patterns were all strikingly similar to those of their caregivers.
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