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Dempsey, Lynn – Early Child Development and Care, 2020
The purpose of this pilot study was to explore whether exposing pre-readers to an unfamiliar event in a brief, play-based, session would enhance comprehension of a story based on that event. Twenty-four typically developing participants (9 males; 15 females), aged 30-51 months (M = 39.13, SD = 6.02) were randomly assigned to free-play and…
Descriptors: Prereading Experience, Play, Comprehension, Reading Aloud to Others
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Williams, Vicki; Pearce, Wendy M.; Devine, Sue – Early Child Development and Care, 2014
Limited literature exists in the Australian context about first-time mothers' knowledge of early communication milestones, their strategies to facilitate speech and language development and understanding of the relationship between early communication skills and future development. A cross-sectional online survey was administered to 53 first-time…
Descriptors: Mothers, Beliefs, Child Development, Communication Skills