Table 3.
Correlations between social interaction variables and language development, controlling for SES.
| Language Development | |
|---|---|
| Word production/use at 33 months | |
| Social Interaction Variables (from SECSI) at Time 1 | N = 30 |
| Parentese Speech-1:1 | 0.39∗ |
| Parentese Speech-Group | -0.01 |
| Standard Speech-1:1 | 0.14 |
| Standard Speech-Group | -0.12 |
| Social Interaction Variables (from SECSI) at Time 2 | N = 30 |
| Parentese Speech-1:1 | -0.20 |
| Parentese Speech-Group | -0.36+ |
| Standard Speech-1:1 | 0.50aaa |
| Standard Speech-Group | -0.15 |
+p < 0.06, ∗p < 0.05, aaap < 0.01.
Social interaction variables at Time 1 were assessed when children were 11 or 14 months of age and social interaction variables at Time 2 were assessed when children were 33 months of age.
SECSI, Social Environment Coding of Sound Inventory.