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Peer reviewedMcMullen, Mary Benson; Darling, Carol Anderson – Early Child Development and Care, 1996
Discusses implications for emergent literacy of a study of children two to three years old that examined how age and differing mnemonic cues are related to problem-solving strategies. The study found a transitional stage between older children's symbolic problem solving and younger children's reliance on trial and error. Suggests ways to…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Early Childhood Education, Emergent Literacy, Preschool Children
