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Peer reviewedRosenthal, Ted L. – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1979
From a review of the literature on modeling processes, observational learning, social learning theory, and vicarious concept learning by young children, the author draws guidelines for the teaching of abstractions to preschoolers. (SJL)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Concept Formation, Early Childhood Education, Learning Theories
Peer reviewedPerez-Granados, Deanne R.; Callanan, Maureen A. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1997
Interviews with parents from 50 Mexican-descent families revealed that parents encouraged their preschool children to ask questions about science and causal relationships; older and younger siblings learned different skills from one another; and children learned through observation and imitation. Discusses issues of "match" between home…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cultural Influences, Family School Relationship, Inquiry
Ferreiro, Emilia; Teberosky, Ana – 1982
The reflections and theses on preschool children's literacy development presented in this book are the result of an experimental project carried out in Buenos Aires from 1974 to 1976. Chapter 1 discusses the educational situation in Latin America, traditional methods of reading instruction, contemporary psycholinguistics, the pertinence of…
Descriptors: Child Development, Early Experience, Foreign Countries, Language Acquisition
