Language learning is hands-on: Exploring links between infants’ object manipulation and verbal input

• Published in: Cognitive development Vol. 43; pp. 190 - 200
• Main Authors: West, Kelsey L., Iverson, Jana M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01.07.2017
• Subjects: Language development; Motor development; Object manipulation; Verbal input; Language development; Motor development; Object manipulation; Verbal input

•Infant object manipulation was examined in the home at 10, 12, and 14 months.•The relation between infant object manipulation and caregiver labeling was examined.•Caregiver utterances contained more labels during infant object manipulation.•Caregivers’ labels frequently corresponded to the infants’...