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Parents’ early book reading to children: Relation to children's later language and literacy outcomes controlling for other parent language input by Ece Demir‐Lira, Ö., Applebaum, Lauren R., Goldin‐Meadow, Susan, Levine, Susan C.

“…It is widely believed that reading to preschool children promotes their language and literacy skills. Yet, whether early parent–child book reading is an index…”
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Neurocognitive basis of deductive reasoning in children varies with parental education by Demir‐Lira, Ö. Ece, Prado, Jérôme, Booth, James R.

“…The neurocognitive basis of elementary academic skills varies with parental socioeconomic status (SES). Little is known, however, about SES‐related differences…”
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The Predictive Value of Non‐Referential Beat Gestures: Early Use in Parent–Child Interactions Predicts Narrative Abilities at 5 Years of Age by Vilà‐Giménez, Ingrid, Dowling, Natalie, Demir‐Lira, Ö. Ece, Prieto, Pilar, Goldin‐Meadow, Susan

“…A longitudinal study with 45 children (Hispanic, 13%; non‐Hispanic, 87%) investigated whether the early production of non‐referential beat and flip gestures,…”
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Eye of the beholder: Neural synchrony of dynamically changing relations between parent praise and child affect by Li, Ying, Halleck, Talia Q., Evans, Laura, Bassuk, Paras Bhagwat, Paz, Leiana, Demir‐Lira, Ö. Ece

“…In this study, we aimed to determine the role of parental praise and child affect in the neural processes underlying parent‐child interactions, utilizing…”
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Comparing Face-to-Face and Online Data Collection Methods in Preterm and Full-Term Children: An Exploratory Study by Nelson, Paige M, Scheiber, Francesca, Laughlin, Haley M, Demir-Lira, Ö Ece

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the landscape for children's daily lives and the landscape for developmental psychology research. Pandemic-related…”
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Spatial Thinking in Term and Preterm-Born Preschoolers: Relations to Parent-Child Speech and Gesture by Clingan-Siverly, Sam, Nelson, Paige M, Göksun, Tilbe, Demir-Lira, Ö Ece

“…Spatial skills predict important life outcomes, such as mathematical achievement or entrance into Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)…”
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Parent Language Input Prior to School Forecasts Change in Children’s Language-Related Cortical Structures During Mid-Adolescence by Demir-Lira, Ö. Ece, Asaridou, Salomi S., Nolte, Collin, Small, Steven L., Goldin-Meadow, Susan

“…Children differ widely in their early language development, and this variability has important implications for later life outcomes. Parent language input is a…”
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Attitudes Toward Math Are Differentially Related to the Neural Basis of Multiplication Depending on Math Skill by Demir-Lira, Ö. Ece, Suárez-Pellicioni, Macarena, Binzak, John V., Booth, James R.

“…Attitudes toward math (ATM) predict math achievement. Negative ATM are associated with avoidance of math content, while positive ATM are associated with…”
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Playful activities mitigate relations between parental mental health difficulties and child verbal outcomes by Nelson, Paige M, Scheiber, Francesca, Laughlin, Haley M, Demir-Lira, Ö Ece

“…This study examined the role of parental involvement in the home learning environment in the association between parental mental health and child cognitive…”
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Positive math attitudes are associated with greater frontal activation among children from higher socio-economic status families by Suárez-Pellicioni, Macarena, Demir-Lira, Ö. Ece, Booth, James R.

“…Math learning is explained by the interaction between cognitive, affective, and social factors. However, studies rarely investigate how these factors interact…”
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Parental cognitive stimulation in preterm-born children’s neurocognitive functioning during the preschool years: a systematic review by Nelson, Paige M., Demir-Lira, Ö. Ece

“…In the United States, survival rates for preterm neonates (<37 weeks of gestation) have tripled in recent years. In parallel, preterm-born children show poorer…”
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Neurocognitive mechanisms explaining the role of math attitudes in predicting children’s improvement in multiplication skill by Suárez-Pellicioni, Macarena, Demir-Lira, Ö. Ece, Booth, James R.

“…Enhancing student’s math achievement is a significant educational challenge. Numerous studies have shown that math attitudes can predict improvement in math…”
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Language development and brain reorganization in a child born without the left hemisphere by Asaridou, Salomi S., Demir-Lira, Ö. Ece, Goldin-Meadow, Susan, Levine, Susan C., Small, Steven L.

“…We present a case of a 14-year-old girl born without the left hemisphere due to prenatal left internal carotid occlusion. We combined longitudinal language and…”
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Production and comprehension of co-speech gestures in Parkinson's disease by Saatci Yurtsever, Sümeyra, Öztop Çakmak, Özgür, Yapıcı Eser, Hale, Ertan, Sibel, Demir-Lira, Ö. Ece, Göksun, Tilbe

“…This study examined how impairments in sensorimotor abilities of individuals with Parkinson's Disease (PD) can be related to the use and understanding of…”
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Academic Skills After Brain Injury: A Lifespan Perspective by Sullivan, Alyssa W., Bowren, Mark D., Bruss, Joel, Tranel, Daniel, Demir-Lira, Ö. Ece

“…Objectives: This study investigated academic skills outcomes after brain injury and identified the influence of age and injury factors across the lifespan…”
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Parent mental health and child behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic by Scheiber, Francesca, Nelson, Paige M., Momany, Allison, Ryckman, Kelli K., Ece Demir-Lira, Ö.

“…•Parental depression symptoms increased during the pandemic.•Parental well-being decreased during the pandemic.•Child internalizing and externalizing symptoms…”
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New insights from children with early focal brain injury: Lessons to be learned from examining STEM‐related skills by Demir‐Lira, Ö. Ece, Aktan‐Erciyes, Aslı, Göksun, Tilbe

“…The study of cognitive development in children with early brain injury reveals crucial information about the developing brain and its plasticity. However,…”
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L2 Vocabulary Teaching by Social Robots: The Role of Gestures and On-Screen Cues as Scaffolds by Demir-Lira, Ö. Ece, Kanero, Junko, Oranç, Cansu, Koşkulu, Sümeyye, Franko, Idil, Göksun, Tilbe, Küntay, Aylin C.

“…Social robots are receiving an ever-increasing interest in popular media and scientific literature. Yet, empirical evaluation of the educational use of social…”
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Through Thick and Thin: Gesture and Speech Remain as an Integrated System in Atypical Development by Demir-Lira, Ö Ece, Göksun, Tilbe

“…Gesture and speech are tightly linked and form a single system in typical development. In this review, we ask whether and how the role of gesture and relations…”
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The multifaceted nature of early vocabulary development: Connecting children's characteristics with parental input types by Göksun, Tilbe, Aktan‐Erciyes, Aslı, Karadöller, Dilay Z., Demir‐Lira, Ö. Ece

“…Children need to learn the demands of their native language in the early vocabulary development phase. In this dynamic process, parental multimodal input may…”
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