Exploring the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on pre-reading skills among Portuguese children DOI Creative Commons
Marisa G. Filipe, Sónia Frota

Frontiers in Education, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 8

Published: Sept. 22, 2023

Introduction Although it could be expected that the COVID-19 pandemic impacted preschool children’s abilities associated with later reading skills, research has not yet addressed topic. Our study focused on impact of phonological awareness (PA) and rapid automatized naming (RAN) have been shown to reliably predict skills. Methods A cohort 82 typically developing European Portuguese children (mean age = 64.5 months, SD 3.47), enrolled in their last year dramatically affected by lockdowns, were assessed for PA RAN Results Compared pre-pandemic normative data, our findings revealed lower average scores subtest ( t −10.85; p < 0.001; d 1.62) comparable task. later, same group still exhibited skills 2.87; 0.005; 0.41). Furthermore, word performance was also below according dataset −2.69; 0.008; 0.29). further comparison between preschoolers a post-pandemic from school setting N 25; mean 72.08 3.30) highlighted had than peers 12.27; 2.66). Discussion These underscore enduring disrupted learning environments pre-reading among preschoolers. Consequently, they contribute understanding effects progress young children.

Language: Английский

Language acquisition in a post-pandemic context: the impact of measures against COVID-19 on early language development DOI Creative Commons
Sara Feijóo,

Anna Amadó,

Francesc Sidera

et al.

Frontiers in Psychology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 14

Published: July 27, 2023

Language acquisition is influenced by the quality and quantity of input that language learners receive. In particular, early development has been said to rely on acoustic speech stream, as well language-related visual information, such cues provided mouth interlocutors. Furthermore, children's expressive skills are also variability interlocutors input. The COVID-19 pandemic offered an unprecedented opportunity explore way these factors affect development. On one hand, pervasive use masks diminishes speech, while it reduces language. other lockdowns restrictions regarding social gatherings have considerably limited amount interlocutor in present study aims at analyzing effects measures against To this end, 41 children born 2019 2020 were compared with before 2012 using Catalan adaptation MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventories (MB-CDIs). Results do not show significant differences vocabulary between pre- post-Covid children, although there a tendency for lower levels be group. relationship was found participants' vocabulary, indicating those participants fewer opportunities socio-communicative diversity showed scores. These results reinforce recent findings their impact learning.

Language: Английский

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A study of teachers' perceptions of early childhood language and literacy education: Importance-performance analysis DOI Creative Commons
Soonhwan Kim, Minyoung Jang

Journal of Childhood Education & Society, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 6(1), P. 88 - 98

Published: Feb. 18, 2025

This study analyzes kindergarten teachers' perceptions of the importance and performance in early childhood language literacy education hopes identifying practical ways to support development. The research questions were as follows. First, how do teachers’ differ from their education? Second, what does an IPA analysis reveal about importance- performance-related specific areas literacy? Analyzing a sample 200 daycare teachers responsible for classes 3-, 4-, 5-year-olds, we examined differences regarding education. Our focused on four (listening, speaking, reading, writing) 22 sub-items. results revealed similarities between listening, writing. showed that Quadrant 1 had high proportion mainly featuring elements related attitude comprehension, while 3 writing, technical aspects language, such phonemes, fluency, accuracy. Exploring extent which each area are connected practice, this highlight need where discrepancies exist implementation.

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Perinatal and postnatal exposure to phthalates and early neurodevelopment at 6 months in healthy infants born at term DOI Creative Commons
Laura Lucaccioni, Lucia Palandri,

Erica Passini

et al.

Frontiers in Endocrinology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 14

Published: May 24, 2023

Background Phthalates are non-persistent chemicals largely used as plasticizers and considered ubiquitous pollutants with endocrine disrupting activity. The exposure during sensible temporal windows pregnancy early childhood, may influence physiological neurodevelopment. Aims Scope aim of this study is to analyze the relationship between urinary levels phthalate metabolites in newborn infants global development measured by Griffiths Scales Children Development (GSCD) at six months. Methods Longitudinal cohort healthy Italian term their mothers from birth first 6 months life. Urine samples were collected respectively 0 (T0), 3 (T3), (T6) months, around delivery for mothers. analyzed a total 7 major 5 most commonly phthalates. At age child assessment using third edition Griffith Child (GSCD III) was performed 104 participants. Results In 387 urine samples, seven appeared widespread detected any time sampling (66-100%). Developmental Quotients (DQs) falls average range, except subscale B, which presents DQ median score 87 (85-95). Adjusted linear regressions DQs metabolite concentrations T0 T0, T3 T6 identified several negative associations both infants’ especially DEHP MBzP. Moreover, once stratified children’s sex, found boys while positive girls. Conclusions widespread, not regulated compounds. Urinary be associated GSCD III scores, showing inverse association higher related lower scores. Our data suggested differences child’s sex.

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The effect of masks on infants’ ability to fast-map and generalize new words DOI
Siying Liu, Xun Li,

Renji Sun

et al.

Journal of Child Language, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 51(3), P. 637 - 655

Published: Jan. 8, 2024

Abstract Young children today are exposed to masks on a regular basis. However, there is limited empirical evidence how may affect word learning. The study explored the effect of infants’ abilities fast-map and generalize new words. Seventy-two Chinese infants (43 males, M age = 18.26 months) were taught two novel word-object pairs by speaker with or without mask. They then heard words had visually identify correct objects also different from same category. Eye-tracking results indicate that looked longer at target regardless whether wore speaker’s eyes than mouth only when through Thus, fast-mapping generalization occur in both masked not conditions as can flexibly access visual cues during word-learning.

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O impacto do uso de máscaras faciais na compreensão de emoções em crianças e adolescentes: desafios e estratégias para a comunicação e interação social DOI Open Access
João Victor Falcão Batista,

Beatriz Pereira Fagundes,

Michael Arthur Lamela Roma Fernandes

et al.

Brazilian Journal of Health Review, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 7(1), P. 1767 - 1774

Published: Jan. 19, 2024

Introdução: A pandemia de COVID-19 levou ao uso generalizado máscaras faciais, gerando preocupações sobre seu impacto nas habilidades sociais e emocionais crianças adolescentes. Desenvolvimento: Foi conduzida uma revisão integrativa da literatura, com busca artigos bases dados PubMed SciELO. Foram selecionados estudos experimentais, revisões sistemáticas transversais. Estudos apontaram que o pode limitar a compreensão expressões emocionais, ocultar informações relevantes face. Além disso, contínuo afetar saúde mental, estresse ansiedade nessa faixa etária. No entanto, as adolescentes têm demonstrado resiliência em adaptar-se essa nova realidade. Estratégias enfatizem comunicação não verbal criem ambientes empáticos são cruciais para auxiliá-los superar essas dificuldades. Conclusão: O faciais impactou emocional mental promovam fundamentais apoiar bem-estar emocional. Ainda haja escassez robustos, análise dos fornece valiosos insights orientar futuras pesquisas intervenções, visando nesse cenário transformações comportamentais significativas.

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Does wearing a mask promote consumer uniqueness seeking? DOI Creative Commons
Yiyuan Liang,

Q. Peng,

Yuqing Yang

et al.

Frontiers in Psychology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15

Published: April 16, 2024

As a motivational factor, uniqueness drives individuals to seek and choose unique goods or experiences. The act of wearing masks obscures individuals' facial features influences their desire for uniqueness. This study aims explore how promotes individual uniqueness- seeking behavior. Three experiments were performed using various product categories (Starbucks coffee cups, sweatshirts, suitcases, baseball caps) sample types (college student adult samples). Experiment results show that weakens self- perceived uniqueness, thereby increasing willingness actively purchase products. is the first examine effect on choice Practically, suggest customized products can compensate lack self-perceived brought about by occlusion, thus providing valuable guidance companies retailers offer services in formulating designing marketing strategies.

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Multimodal input in the foreign language classroom: the use of hand gesture to teach morphology in L2 Spanish DOI Creative Commons
Sara Feijóo,

Mariona Anglada

Frontiers in Communication, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 9

Published: April 17, 2024

Many studies describe the benefits of morphological awareness in reading comprehension both first and second languages. In turn, several demonstrate positive impact multimodal input while learning. this study, we looked for a relationship between input, gesture particular, development L2 Spanish. An experiment was carried out with 38 students Spanish, aged 14 16, from secondary school UK. The consisted pretest posttest mediating three sessions training. During training sessions, participants were divided into 4 groups different modalities: audiovisual, audiovisual text enhancement, audiovisual-gestural control. Participants worked on series words morphemic component through visualization videos. provided significant results terms learning pre- to post-test one groups, group. Hence, conclude that, short term, type might have awareness.

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The influence of masks on children's ability to produce new words DOI
Siying Liu, Xun Li

Language Learning and Development, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 20

Published: Dec. 30, 2024

Mask wearing has become a common practice and poses new challenges for young language learners today. The study examined the influence of masks on children's abilities to produce words which is crucial part word learning. Sixty Chinese children (34 males, Mage = 40.16 months) were taught four novel word-object pairs by speaker with or without mask. They then presented individual object required matching words. Results indicate that performance was affected working memory but unaffected masks. Thus, production occurs in both masked not conditions. Eye-tracking results further reveal attended more speaker's eyes hand than they did mouth under condition. This indicates when occluded mask, can adaptively rely other visual cues learn

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COVID-19 and children's behavioral health: An overview DOI

Julie Pajek,

Kathryn Mancini,

Marsheena Murray

et al.

Current problems in pediatric and adolescent health care, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 53(10), P. 101491 - 101491

Published: Oct. 1, 2023

Language: Английский

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How did COVID-19 affect young children’s language environment and language development? A scoping review. DOI Open Access
Cecilia Zuniga‐Montanez, Catherine Davies,

Laurie Ligoxygakis

et al.

Published: Feb. 28, 2024

Background: A diverse body of research conducted since the start Covid-19 has investigated impact pandemic on children’s environments and their language development. This scoping review synthesises peer-reviewed literature this topic between 2020 2023. Methods: Following Joanna Briggs Institute methodology PRISMA extension for reviews, we searched five databases studies that fulfilled following inclusion criteria: with neurotypical (monolingual or multilingual) 0-6-year-old children; focusing any area development including sources describing literacy educational practices impacted development; in context COVID-19 pandemic, no restrictions geographical location used by participants. Ninety-four eligible were identified review. The extracted data synthesised using frequency tables narrative descriptions. Results: Eligible a wide range collection periods, methods, sites, sample ages, sizes, roles to fulfil 15 broad aims. They show language-learning significantly impacted, variability over time across socioeconomic spectrum. Together they domains, as well several home, educational, demographic factors hypothesised Of those focused outcomes, most converge suggest decline typical expectations development, social communication, vocabulary, morphosyntax, literacy, schooling, general communication skills, school readiness, other areas academic progress. Conclusions: Our synthesis suggests environment COVID-19. will support families, researchers, practitioners, policymakers working pandemic-era children further understand effects

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