%0 Journal Article
%T Influences of number of adults and adult: child ratios on the quantity of adult language input across childcare settings
%A Brenden Dufault
%A Elizabeth Grauer
%A Karmen McDivitt
%A Melanie Soderstrom
%J First Language
%@ 1740-2344
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/0142723718785013
%X New approaches to examining the language environment are putting greater emphasis on the use of highly naturalistic audio recordings and questions about cross-cultural differences in childrenĄ¯s real-world language experiences. These new approaches and questions require careful examination of different kinds of variables that may influence childrenĄ¯s language experiences. The current study examines the influence of the number of adults and adult:child ratio on the number of words heard by young children across three childcare settings (home, home daycare and daycare centre). The home setting was characterized by a high number of one-on-one interactions, while children in daycare centres were exposed to larger numbers of adults present. While a linear relationship was found between the number/ratio of adults and words heard in the home setting, these relationships were more complex in daycare centres, and no relationships were found in home daycares
%K Child language environment
%K large-scale audio recording
%K LENA
%K number of caregivers
%K quantity of language input
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0142723718785013