Meredith Rowe

General Research Area:

Understanding factors that contribute to children's language and literacy development; parental beliefs and parent-child interaction; gesture; at-risk/underprivileged populations; research methods in child language research

Selected Publications:

Rowe, M. L. & Goldin-Meadow, S. (2009). Differences in early gesture explain SES disparities in child vocabulary size at school entry. Science, 323, 951-953.

Rowe, M. L., Levine, S. C., Fisher, J., & Goldin-Meadow, S. (2009). Does linguistic input play the same role in language learning for children with and without early brain injury? Developmental Psychology, 45, 90-102

LeVine, R.A. & Rowe, M.L. (2009). Maternal literacy and child health in less-developed countries: Evidence, processes and limitations. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 30, 340-349.

Rowe, M. L. (2008). Child-directed speech: Relation to socioeconomic status, knowledge of child development, and child vocabulary skill. Journal of Child Language, 35, 185-205.

Pan, B.A., Rowe, M.L., Singer, J.D., & Snow, C.E. (2005). Maternal correlates of growth in toddler vocabulary production in low-income families. Child Development, 76(4), 763-782.

Links:

Curriculum Vitae


Email:

mrowe@umd.edu
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