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The Preschool Child's Ability to Follow Directions.
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Smothergill, Nancy L. – 1969
The first of this series of studies on the ability of young children to follow directions was designed to find out which is easier for a preschool child: to follow directions given only by demonstration or given only verbally. Subjects were 108 white, middle class, 4-year-olds enrolled in a nursery school. Each teacher tested the children in her…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Abstract Reasoning, Comprehension, Interpretive Skills