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Lawson-Adams, Jessica; Dickinson, David K. – Reading Research Quarterly, 2021
High-quality lexical representations are important for reading comprehension; however, prior research has focused primarily on the verbal aspects of these lexical representations. In this article, the authors argue for the importance of considering nonverbal representational elements of lexical knowledge and for more systematic attention to how…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Elementary School Students, Vocabulary, Nonverbal Learning
Kultti, Anne – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2015
This study focuses on the nature of children's participation in an Australian early childhood context in which their second language is used. The aim is to create knowledge of toddlers' modes and trajectories of participation. Empirical data documenting the participation of two toddlers were gathered through video observations of everyday…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Toddlers, Child Development

Premack, David – Science, 1971
Describes procedures used to study abilities of chimpanzees to be taught written language. Words, sentences, questions, metalinguistics, class concepts, the copula, some quantifiers and if-then logical connections are investigated. Success seems attributable largely to non-linguistic cues. (JM)
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Language, Language Acquisition, Language Research

Didow, Sharon M.; Eckerman, Carol O. – Social Development, 2001
Investigated whether sustained forms of nonverbal coordinated action facilitates toddlers' generation of verbal discourse with one another. Twenty-four 2-year-olds interacted with an adult, in 2 nonverbal interactive contexts: an imitation game and parallel play. Found that involvement in nonverbal imitation games facilitated toddlers responding…
Descriptors: Imitation, Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Competence, Language Acquisition