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Bohannon, John Neil, III

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Normal and Scrambled Grammar in Discrimination, Imitation, and Comprehension

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Bohannon, John Neil, III – Child Development, 1976

This study examined the relationship between syntax discrimination and other language skills with 50 children each in kindergarten, first grade and second grade. Also, the children were asked to imitate and show comprehension of normal and scrambled grammar sentences. (Author/JH)

Descriptors: Comprehension, Discrimination Learning, Elementary School Students, Grammar

The Relationship between Syntax Discrimination and Sentence Imitation in Children

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Bohannon, John Neil, III – Child Development, 1975

This study examined the effects of sentence length and correct syntax on sentence imitation in 54 first-, second-, and fifth-grade elementary school children. The same children were asked to perform an additional discrimination task between normal and scrambled sentences. (Author/CS)

Descriptors: Developmental Psychology, Discrimination Learning, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students