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Direct linkBooth, Amy E. – Child Development, 2009
What factors determine whether a young child will learn a new word? Although there are surely numerous contributors, the current investigation highlights the role of causal information. Three-year-old children (N = 36) were taught 6 new words for unfamiliar objects or animals. Items were described in terms of their causal or noncausal properties.…
Descriptors: Reading Processes, Word Recognition, Young Children, Teaching Methods
