Effect of foster care on young children's language learning |
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| Authors: | Windsor Jennifer Benigno Joann P Wing Christine A Carroll Patrick J Koga Sebastian F Nelson Charles A Fox Nathan A Zeanah Charles H |
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| Institution: | Department of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. windsor@umn.edu |
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| Abstract: | This report examines 174 young children's language outcomes in the Bucharest Early Intervention Project, the first randomized trial of foster placement after institutional care. Age of foster placement was highly correlated with language outcomes. Placement by 15 months led to similar expressive and receptive language test scores as typical age peers at 30 and 42 months. Placement from 15 to 24 months also led to dramatic language improvement. In contrast, children placed after 24 months had the same severe language delays as children in institutional care. Language samples at 42 months confirmed that placement after 24 months led to lower expressive skill. |
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