Representational Demands in Mothers' Talk to Preschool Children in Two Contexts: Picture Book Reading and a Modelling Task.

Sorsby, Angela J.; Martlew, Margaret

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ERIC Number: EJ428668

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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Representational Demands in Mothers' Talk to Preschool Children in Two Contexts: Picture Book Reading and a Modelling Task.

Sorsby, Angela J.; Martlew, Margaret

Journal of Child Language, v18 n2 p373-95 Jun 1991

Examines mothers' discourse in joint picture book reading in terms of the level of abstract thought it requires the child to make and compares this with language used in an interactive, product-oriented task, modelling a clown using play-doh. (39 references) (GLR)

Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Concept Formation, Discourse Analysis, Language Acquisition, Language Processing, Mothers, Oral Reading, Parent Role, Preschool Children

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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