Stanford Psychology Podcast

02 - Michael Frank: The Universals and Variations of Children's Early Language Learning

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Jul 9, 2021
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CDI Data

  • The MacArthur Bates Communicative Development Inventories (CDI) offer extensive data on early language learning.
  • These checklists, filled out by parents, provide roughly 600 data points per child, including words understood and spoken.
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CDI Uses

  • The CDI serves as both a research and clinical tool for assessing children's language development.
  • While not a diagnostic tool itself, it aids in screening and potential referrals for further assessment.
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Variability in Language Learning

  • Language development variability is consistent across languages, suggesting it's inherent to language acquisition.
  • While average vocabularies at specific ages show similarities, individual children's vocabularies vary significantly within each language.
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