Caregiver-child interactions are commonly used to examine children’s language learning environment. However, few studies consider interaction configurations beyond dyadic interactions or explore the conceptual complexity of caregiver talk. Thus, we examined if the complexity of a caregiver’s opportunities to respond (OTR) varied when sampled across three interaction configurations. Our study included twelve preschool-aged children with Down syndrome and both of their biological parents. Our preliminary findings suggest no differences in mothers’ and fathers’ frequency of OTRs across complexity levels during dyadic interactions. However, caregivers produced fewer OTRs across complexity levels during family choice than dyadic interactions.

中文翻译：

---

唐氏综合症儿童的父母使用的应对机会的复杂性：初步调查


照顾者与儿童的互动通常用于检查儿童的语言学习环境。然而，很少有研究考虑二元互动之外的交互配置或探索照顾者谈话的概念复杂性。因此，我们检查了在三种交互配置中采样时，护理人员响应机会 （OTR） 的复杂程度是否不同。我们的研究包括 12 名患有唐氏综合症的学龄前儿童及其亲生父母。我们的初步结果表明，在二元互动期间，母亲和父亲在不同复杂度级别的 OTR 频率没有差异。然而，与二元互动相比，照顾者在家庭选择期间跨复杂度级别产生的 OTR 更少。