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Jones, Noel K. – 1983
This study explores children's development of dual-level phonological processing posited by generative theory for adult language users. Evidence suggesting 6-year-olds' utilization of morphophonemic segments was obtained by asking children to imitate complex words, omit specified portions, and discuss the meaning of the resulting word-parts. The…
Descriptors: Child Language, Children, Individual Differences, Language Processing
Peer reviewedBiemiller, Andrew; Slonim, Naomi – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2001
Root word vocabulary was studied in two normative samples (English-speaking, wide socioeconomic range) and in an advantaged sample. Findings suggest that greater efforts should be made to foster vocabulary acquisition in the primary years, and that a rough vocabulary curriculum sequence can be identified for the elementary years. (Author)
Descriptors: Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Elementary Education, Individual Differences, Language Processing


