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ERIC Number: EJ319291
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Young Children's Oral Language: Effects of Task.
Nurss, Joanne R.; Hough, Ruth A.
Journal of Educational Research, v78 n5 p280-85 May-Jun 1985
Five language-eliciting situations were presented to kindergarten and primary-grade children to identify developmental trends and task effects in the complexity of language structures, vocabulary, functions, and story conventions used. Limited developmental differences and significant task effects were found. Implications for classroom instruction are discussed. (Author/MT)
Descriptors: Child Language, Language Acquisition, Oral Language, Primary Education, Teaching Methods, Verbal Development, Visual Stimuli
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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