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Download full textFrench, Lucia; Nelson, Katherine – 1981
Linguistic and cognitive competencies of preschoolers were revealed by interviewing them about routine activities. It was found that freeing preschoolers' speech from constraints inherent in talking about the immediate context results in their demonstrating control over a variety of language-related skills that are generally assumed to be beyond…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Child Language, Cognitive Ability, Comprehension
