Study sheds light on toddlers' vocabulary development and COVID-19 lockdowns

Episode 33 February 16, 2022 00:03:22
Study sheds light on toddlers' vocabulary development and COVID-19 lockdowns
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Study sheds light on toddlers' vocabulary development and COVID-19 lockdowns

Feb 16 2022 | 00:03:22

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Eddie Arrieta

Show Notes

A study which is currently in press in the journal Language Development Research found that, among the babies and toddlers studied, children made greater gains in vocabulary size during the early lockdowns than individuals pre-lockdown.

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