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Peer reviewedOlson, David R.; Torrance, Nancy – Discourse Processes, 1987
Suggests a parallelism between children's mastery of mental language and their thinking about the world. Recounts a study in which children's mastery of verbs was measured and a relationship between reading skill and looking to the text to justify answers was established. (AEW)
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Psychology, Interpretive Skills, Language Research
Peer reviewedPellegrini, Anthony D.; And Others – Discourse Processes, 1987
Indicates that (1) children's violations decreased with age; (2) in the dyadic context, fathers assumed a more directive role in response to children's violations than did mothers; (3) there were no between-parent differences between parents regarding reactions to children's violations in the triadic context. (NKA)
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Language, Communication Skills, Discourse Analysis
Peer reviewedWellman, Henry M.; Estes, David – Discourse Processes, 1987
Examines whether young children make explicit references to beliefs, ideas, thoughts, and intentions. Relates that three-year-old children correctly distinguish between real and mental items and that they think and dream about things that are not real. Concludes that conceptual development theories portraying early development as concrete and…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Language, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures
