Associations among play, gesture and early spoken language acquisition

Hall, Suzanne; Rumney, Lisa; Holler, Judith; Kidd, Evan

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Associations among play, gesture and early spoken language acquisition

Date

2013

Authors

Hall, Suzanne

Rumney, Lisa

Holler, Judith

Kidd, Evan

Publisher

Sage Publications Inc

Abstract

The present study investigated the developmental interrelationships between play, gesture use and spoken language development in children aged 18-31 months. The children completed two tasks: (i) a structured measure of pretend (or 'symbolic') play and (ii