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Bremner, J. Gavin; Idowu, Tinu C. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1987
Children ages 1 1/2 to 3 years were tested to determine their comprehension of the terms "in,""on," and "under." It was found that children who listened to a pretest story involving the objects to be used in the study showed markedly better comprehension of the terms than children not exposed to the pretest activity.…
Descriptors: Child Language, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Prepositions