title: Comprehension of social-action games in prelinguistic children: levels of participation and effect of adult structure.
abstract: We currently lack a systematic approach to examine the emergence of social-action games during the prelinguistic period of development. Although social-action games have been identified as being an important part of prelinguistic development, a systematic approach to examine their emergence has been lacking. Further, research has yet to analyze how contextual variables affect a child's comprehension and participation during these action routines. Results of the present study document changes in the development of social-action games in 29 normally developing subjects from 9 to 15 months and support a developmental hierarchy of social-action game participation. The results also reflect the effect of adult structure on the subject's level of performance and reveal a significant relationship between adult contextual support and child performance. The implications of the findings are summarized.
authors.affiliation: University of Washington, Seattle.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Platt
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Coggins
mesh_terms: D001519:Behavior; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D010988:Play and Playthings; D012951:Socialization