The effect of preschool vocabulary and grammar on early reading comprehension and word reading: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Jago, L., Monaghan, P., Alcock, K. & Cain, K., 31/05/2025, In: Educational Research Review. 47, 100680.

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Gesture screening in young infants: Highly sensitive to risk factors for communication delay

Alcock, K., Meints, K. & Rowland, C., 31/01/2025, In: International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders. 60, 1, e13150.

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Bilingual children reach early language milestones at the same age as monolingual peers

Muszyńska, K., Krajewski, G., Dynak, A., Garmann, N. G., Romøren, A. S. H., Łuniewska, M., Alcock, K., Katsos, N., Kołak, J., Simonsen, H. G., Hansen, P., Krysztofiak, M., Sobota, K. & Haman, E., 15/01/2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Child Language. p. 1-24 24 p.

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Statistical learning ability at 17 months relates to early reading skills via oral language

Monaghan, P., Jago, L. S., Speyer, L., Turnbull, H., Alcock, K. J., Rowland, C. F. & Cain, K., 31/10/2024, In: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 246, 106002.

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Do school and equality education characteristics influence young children’s understanding of sex/gender constancy?

Alcock, K., 31/05/2024, In: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 241, 105879.

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A Unified Approach to Demographic Data Collection for Research with Young Children Across Diverse Cultures

Singh, L., Barokova, M., Baumgartner, H. A., Lopera, D., Omane, P. O., Sheskin, M., Yuen, F., Wu, Y., Alcock, K., Altmann, E. C., Bazhydai, M., Carstensen, A., Chan, K. C. J., Chuan-Peng, H., Ben, R. D., Franchin, L., Kosie, J. E., Lew-Williams, C., Okocha, A. U. & Reinelt, T. & 4 others, Schuwerk, T., Soderstrom, M., Tsui, A. & Frank, M. C., 29/02/2024, In: Developmental Psychology. 60, 2, p. 211-227 17 p.

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Learning to generalise but not segment an artificial language at 17 months predicts children’s language skills 3 years later

Monaghan, P., Donnelly, S., Alcock, K., Bidgood, A., Cain, K., Durrant, S., Frost, R., Jago, L., Peter, M., Pine, J. M., Turnbull, H. & Rowland, C., 31/12/2023, In: Cognitive Psychology. 147, 101607, 101607.

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Language outcomes from the UK-CDI Project: can risk factors, vocabulary skills and gesture scores in infancy predict later language disorders or concern for language development?

Jago, L. S., Alcock, K., Meints, K., Pine, J. M. & Rowland, C. F., 16/06/2023, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 14, 1167810.

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Parental Report via a Mobile App in the Context of Early Language Trajectories: StarWords Study Protocol

Mieszkowska, K., Krajewski, G., Sobota, K., Dynak, A., Kolak, J., Krysztofiak, M., Łukomska, B., Łuniewska, M., Garmann, N. G., Hansen, P., Romøren, A. S. H., Simonsen, H. G., Alcock, K., Katsos, N. & Haman, E., 5/03/2022, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19, 5, 18 p., e3067.

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Maternal depression is the predominant persistent risk for child cognitive and social-emotional problems from early childhood to pre-adolescence: A longitudinal cohort study

Prado, E. L., Sebayang, S. K., Adawiyah, S. R., Alcock, K. J., Ullman, M. T., Muadz, H. & Shankar, A. H., 30/11/2021, In: Social Science and Medicine. 289, 11 p., 114396.

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Oral Motor and Gesture Abilities Independently Associated With Preschool Language Skill: Longitudinal and Concurrent Relationships at 21 Months and 3-4 Years

Alcock, K. & Connor, S., 30/06/2021, In: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 64, 6, p. 1944-1963 20 p.

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Sociocultural Factors Affecting Vocabulary Development in Young South African Children

Southwood, F., White, M. J., Brookes, H., Pascoe, M., Ndhambi, M., Yalala, S., Mahura, O., Mössmer, M., Oosthuizen, H., Brink, N. & Alcock, K., 11/05/2021, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 12, 16 p., 642315.

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Effect of intensive versus standard anthelminthic treatment on growth and cognition among children living in a high Schistosoma mansoni transmission setting: a study nested within a cluster-randomised trial

Nampijja, M., Lubyayi, L., Tumusiime, J., Nabulime, J., Kizindo, R., Kabuubi, P., Sanya, R. E., Kabagenyi, J., Akurut, H., Muhangi, L., Webb, E. L., Alcock, K., Elliott, A. M. & Team, F. T. L. T., 29/10/2020, In: Wellcome Open Research. 5, 16 p., 258.

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What am I supposed to be looking at? Controls and measures in inter-modal preferential looking

Alcock, K., Watts, S. & Horst, J., 31/08/2020, In: Infant Behavior and Development. 60, 11 p., 101449.

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Quantifying Sources of Variability in Infancy Research Using the Infant-Directed Speech Preference

The Many Babies Consortium, Rothwell, C., Alcock, K. & Frost, R., 31/03/2020, In: Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science. 3, 1, p. 24-52 29 p.

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Associations of Nutritional and Social Exposures in Utero, Early, and Later Childhood with Cognitive, Motor, and Social-Emotional Development in Indonesia (OR10-03-19)

Prado, E., Sebayang, S. K., Adawiyah, S. R., Harefa, B., Alcock, K., Ullman, M. T., Muadz, H. & Shankar, A. H., 13/06/2019, In: Current Developments in Nutrition. 3, Supplement 1, p. 735 1 p.

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Measurement of expressive vocabulary in school-age children: Development and application of the Kilifi Naming Test (KNT)

Kitsao-Wekulo, P., Holding, P., Kvalsvig, J., Alcock, K. J. & Taylor, H. G., 1/04/2019, In: Applied Neuropsychology: Child. 8, 1, p. 24-39 16 p.

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The role of the home environment in neurocognitive development of children living in extreme poverty and with frequent illnesses: a cross-sectional study

Nampijja, M., Kizindo, R., Apule, B., Lule, S. A., Muhangi, L., Titman, A., Elliott, A., Alcock, K. J. & Lewis, C. N., 3/12/2018, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Wellcome Open Research. 3, 17 p., 152.

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Production is only half the story — First words in two East African languages

Alcock, K. J., 30/10/2017, In: Frontiers in Psychology - Language Sciences. 8, 14 p., 1898.

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Reading and Phonological Awareness in Africa

Alcock, K. J., Ngorosho, D. S. & Jukes, M. C. H., 11/09/2017, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Learning Disabilities. 10 p.

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