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ERIC Number: EJ626408
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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What Does "Apple" Mean? Learning To Define Words.
Marinellie, Sally A.
Young Exceptional Children, v4 n2 p2-11 Win 2001
This article discusses the importance of learning to define a word. It provides a brief background on the contribution of the definitional skills to communication and school success, information on children's development of definitions, and teacher and family strategies for enhancing young children's definitions in relation to other skills. (Contains references.) (CR)
Descriptors: Child Development, Definitions, Developmental Stages, Disabilities, Elementary Education, Language Acquisition, Language Skills, Preschool Children, Teaching Methods, Vocabulary Development, Young Children
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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