2017
Sources of Heterogeneity in Developmental Outcomes of Children With Past and Current Experiences of Institutionalization in Russia: A Four-Group Comparison
Rakhlin N, Hein S, Doyle N, Hart L, Koposov R, Macomber D, Ruchkin V, Strelina A, Tan M, Grigorenko EL. Sources of Heterogeneity in Developmental Outcomes of Children With Past and Current Experiences of Institutionalization in Russia: A Four-Group Comparison. American Journal Of Orthopsychiatry 2017, 87: 242-255. PMID: 27078048, DOI: 10.1037/ort0000146.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Language development of internationally adopted children: Adverse early experiences outweigh the age of acquisition effect
Rakhlin N, Hein S, Doyle N, Hart L, Macomber D, Ruchkin V, Tan M, Grigorenko EL. Language development of internationally adopted children: Adverse early experiences outweigh the age of acquisition effect. Journal Of Communication Disorders 2015, 57: 66-80. PMID: 26385197, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2015.08.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of institutionalizationAdverse early experiencesBiological familiesAge expectationsChild outcomesReceptive language measuresNon-verbal IQNon-adopted peersEarly literacy developmentReceptive vocabularyLanguage measuresSecond time pointCognitive skillsEarly experienceLanguage outcomesAcquisition effectsLanguage acquisitionLanguage developmentMore outcome measuresChildren's capacityPotential primacyFirst languageAdoptive familiesAdoptive languageStandardized measures