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Phonological Sensitivity and the Acquisition of New Words in Children.
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de Jong, Peter F.; Seveke, Marie-Jose; van Veen, Marjo – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2000
Two studies examined the relationship between phonological sensitivity and 5-year-olds' acquisition of new words that systematically differed in the familiarity of their sound structures. Found that phonological sensitivity was related to pair-associated learning of phonologically unfamiliar, but not familiar, words. Following phonological…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Familiarity, Language Acquisition, Paired Associate Learning
Evidence for a Developmental Shift in the Basis for Memory Organization
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Cramer, Phebe – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1973
Assesses the relative importance of synonymity and antonymity for memory encoding of words for second and sixth graders. Also, the variable of association strength is investigated for both groups through the presentation of false-recognition stimuli. (DP)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Elementary School Students, Language Acquisition