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A Brief Parent-Focused Intervention to Improve Preschoolers' Conversational Skills and School Readiness
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Leech, Kathryn; Wei, Ran; Harring, Jeffrey R.; Rowe, Meredith L. – Developmental Psychology, 2018
Preschool children's use of decontextualized language, or talk about abstract topics beyond the here-and-now, is predictive of their kindergarten readiness and is associated with the frequency of parents' own use of decontextualized language. Does a brief, parent-focused intervention conveying the importance of decontextualized language cause…
Descriptors: Intervention, Preschool Children, Interpersonal Communication, Communication Skills
Rules as Tools: Effective Generalization of Verbal Self-Regulative Communication Training by First-Grade Speakers.
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Pratt, Michael W.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1984
Demonstrates a training technique for improving the referential performance of young children and for obtaining generalization of this training. Findings on generalization suggest that further investigation should reveal practical applications of the method for the classroom and clinic. (RH)
Descriptors: Communication Research, Communication Skills, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students