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Dempsey, Lynn – Early Child Development and Care, 2020
The purpose of this pilot study was to explore whether exposing pre-readers to an unfamiliar event in a brief, play-based, session would enhance comprehension of a story based on that event. Twenty-four typically developing participants (9 males; 15 females), aged 30-51 months (M = 39.13, SD = 6.02) were randomly assigned to free-play and…
Descriptors: Prereading Experience, Play, Comprehension, Reading Aloud to Others

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