Using Preschool Materials to Modify the Language of Disadvantaged Children.

Hart, Betty; Risley, Todd R.

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Publication Date: 1974

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Using Preschool Materials to Modify the Language of Disadvantaged Children

Hart, Betty; Risley, Todd R.

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 7, 2, 243-256, Sum 74

An investigation of incidental teaching practices on the spontaneous speech of 12 disadvantaged preschool children during free-play periods which demonstrated that such periods can be powerful learning times by capitalizing on moments when children seek new plan materials. (Author/EH)

Descriptors: Behavior Change, Incidental Learning, Language Acquisition, Language Instruction, Preschool Children, Verbal Learning

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