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Language, Literacy, and Mental States.

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Olson, David R.; Torrance, Nancy – Discourse Processes, 1987

Suggests a parallelism between children's mastery of mental language and their thinking about the world. Recounts a study in which children's mastery of verbs was measured and a relationship between reading skill and looking to the text to justify answers was established. (AEW)

Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Psychology, Interpretive Skills, Language Research

Children's Early Use of Mental Verbs and What They Mean.

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Wellman, Henry M.; Estes, David – Discourse Processes, 1987

Examines whether young children make explicit references to beliefs, ideas, thoughts, and intentions. Relates that three-year-old children correctly distinguish between real and mental items and that they think and dream about things that are not real. Concludes that conceptual development theories portraying early development as concrete and…

Descriptors: Child Development, Child Language, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures