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Gaus, Paula J. – 1979
Research by developmental psychologists has investigated metaphor comprehension without its surrounding context. This research has the positive feature of being unidirectional, all indicating that the older the child, the greater the possibility that metaphor will be understood. The disadvantages of the studies for educators include the fact that…
Descriptors: Context Clues, Decoding (Reading), Elementary Education, Figurative Language
