Measurement of children’s language environments using automated measurement technology in rural Lesotho: Findings from a sample of children and their caregivers in a cluster-randomized controlled trial.
Marguerite Marlow, Sarah Skeen, Junita Henry, Moroesi Makhetha, Lucie Dale Cluver, Lorraine Sherr, Mark Tomlinson · Developmental Psychology · 2025
; CI [0.03, 0.68]) were significantly higher during the interaction task in the intervention arm compared to the control arm. Interactions in the intervention arm were also characterized by significantly less silence. Our study demonstrates that despite the challenges it presents, measuring children's development in majority world settings remains an important priority, and that consideration of the local context should be prioritized within this research agenda. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved).