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Andrews, Rebecca; Van Bergen, Penny; Wyver, Shirley – Early Education and Development, 2020
Research findings: No research to date has compared mental state language (MSL) in conversations between children and different adult talk partners, such as mothers and educators. The aim of this study was to investigate the use of MSL (verbalization of mental states such as remembering, knowing and thinking) by children, educators, and mothers…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Thinking Skills