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  • Title: Action imitation at 1½ years is better than pointing gesture in predicting late development of language production at 3 years of age.
    Author: Zambrana IM, Ystrom E, Schjølberg S, Pons F.
    Journal: Child Dev; 2013; 84(2):560-73. PubMed ID: 23033814.
    Abstract:
    This study examined whether poor pointing gestures and imitative actions at 18 months of age uniquely predicted late language production at 36 months, beyond the role of poor language at 18 months of age. Data from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study were utilized. Maternal reports of the children's nonverbal skills and language were gathered for 42,517 children aged 18 months and for 28,107 of the same children at 36 months. Panel analysis of latent variables revealed that imitative actions, language comprehension, and language production uniquely contributed to predicting late development of language production, while pointing gestures did not. It is suggested that the results can be explained by underlying symbolic representational skills at 18 months.
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