ERIC Number: EJ1084911
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 11
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: EISSN-1524-5039
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Implementing a Musical Program to Promote Preschool Children's Vocabulary Development
Moyeda, Iris Xóchitl Galicia; Gómez, Ixtlixóchitl Contreras; Flores, María Teresa Peña
Early Childhood Research & Practice, v8 n1 Spr 2006
In light of the correlation between musical and linguistic skills, a program of musical activities was designed to promote discrimination of rhythmic and melodic elements and the association of auditory stimuli with visual stimuli and motor activities. The effects of the program on the vocabulary of preschool children were evaluated and compared with the vocabulary of children participating in the curricular subject of "Ritmos, Cantos y Juegos" [Rhythm, Songs, and Games] and that of children who were not exposed to either of the two programs. The results showed significant increases in receptive vocabulary only for the group exposed to the program with musical activities. The processes that caused the increase are discussed, as well as the possible use of the program that was implemented as a resource for preschool language stimulation. [Translated into English by Berkeley Hinrichs.]
Descriptors: Music Activities, Preschool Education, Vocabulary Development, Language Skills, Comparative Analysis, Verbal Ability, Intelligence Tests, Vocabulary, Scores, Pretests Posttests, Age Differences, Expressive Language, Receptive Language, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Elementary Education, Early Childhood Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Preschool Education; Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Mexico
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test
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