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Brown, H, Douglas	1
James, Sharon L.	1
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Miller, Jon F.	1
Stedman, James M.	1

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Children's Awareness of Semantic Constraints in Sentences

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James, Sharon L.; Miller, Jon F. – Child Development, 1973

Analysis indicates that both 5 and 7-year-old children are capable of distinguishing between anomalous and meaningful sentences although 7-year-olds demonstrate greater awareness of selection restriction rules. (Authors)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Comprehension, Context Clues, Data Analysis

Children's Comprehension of Relativized English Sentences

Peer reviewed

Brown, H, Douglas – Child Development, 1971

Results imply that in early childhood education the language of test instructions and reading programs could be better geared to the child's linguistic competence. (Author)

Descriptors: Child Language, Comprehension, Data Analysis, Language Acquisition

Family Factors Related to Competence in Young Disadvantaged Mexican-American Children

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Stedman, James M.; McKenzie, Richard E. – Child Development, 1971

Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Rating Scales, Data Analysis, Disadvantaged Youth