The education word gap emerges by 18 months: findings from an Australian prospective study

• Main Authors: Mary E. Brushe (Author), John Lynch (Author), Sheena Reilly (Author), Edward Melhuish (Author), Murthy N. Mittinty (Author), Sally A. Brinkman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The idea of the '30 million word gap' suggests families from more socioeconomically advantaged backgrounds engage in more verbal interactions with their child than disadvantaged families. Initial findings from the Language in Little Ones (LiLO) study up to 12 months sho...