Scanlon P
Child Care Health Dev. 1977 May-Jun;3(3):149-64. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.1977.tb00036.x.
A study of the language development of a group of three year old children living on a housing estate is described. Various factors in their environment are examined in relation to their development. The only significant finding was that children possessing toys which encouraged creative play were more advanced in both verbal comprehension and expressive language. The role of language in intellectual development and possible implications for pre-school facilities are discussed.
本文描述了一项针对居住在某一住宅区的一群三岁儿童语言发展情况的研究。研究考察了他们所处环境中的各种因素与他们发展之间的关系。唯一显著的发现是，拥有鼓励创造性玩耍玩具的儿童在语言理解和表达能力方面都更先进。文中还讨论了语言在智力发展中的作用以及对学前教育设施可能产生的影响。
