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ERIC Number: EJ380645
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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The Effects of Incidental Teaching on Vocabulary Acquisition by Young Children.
Valdez-Menchaca, Marta C.; Whitehurst, Grover J.
Child Development, v59 n6 p1451-59 Dec 1988
Evaluates the effects of presenting verbal models following the initiations or expressions of interest of 16 children aged 28 to 34 months on both production and comprehension abilities measures. Results suggest that the timing of exposure to language models plays a critical role in language acquisition. (RJC)
Descriptors: Child Language, Comprehension, Language Acquisition, Parent Child Relationship, Preschool Children, Spanish, Verbal Communication, Vocabulary Development
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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