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Peer reviewedCallaghan, Tara C. – Child Development, 1999
Two experiments examined children's ability to understand and produce graphic symbols for social communication. Found that 2-year-olds did not effectively produce symbols or use an experimenter's symbols. Three- and 4-year-olds improved their symbols after use in social communication and performed above chance with the experimenter's symbol;…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Interpersonal Communication, Performance Factors
