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Peer reviewedBloom, Lois; Capatides, Joanne Bitetti – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1987
Discusses a longitudinal study of young children's acquisition of complex sentences for expressing their beliefs about causally related events, in the transition in language development from simple to complex syntax. While most of the children's statements expressed subjective meaning overall, the acquisition of syntactic connectives was…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Difficulty Level, Language Acquisition, Longitudinal Studies
Peer reviewedDale, Philip S.; And Others – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1995
Examined the language skills of 21 6-year olds selected for linguistic precocity as toddlers, finding that verbal abilities and reading achievement remained high from age 2 through 6. Also found that phonological awareness appeared to emerge as a consequence, rather than a cause, of early reading. (31 references) (MDM)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Childhood Attitudes, Influences, Language Acquisition
Peer reviewedMasur, Elise Frank – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1993
Investigated developmental change in symbolic representational ability by examining infants' imitation of vocalizations, words, visible motor actions, and nonvisible motor behaviors at ages 10, 13, 17, and 21 months. Results revealed a pattern of increasing imitation, supporting the view that a domain-independent representational capacity develops…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Developmental Stages, Imitation
Gilbert, Lynn E.; Shipman, Virginia C. – 1972
The Preschool Inventory is the task in this battery most clearly associated with general cognitive development. It measures a range of verbal, quantitative, and perceptual-motor skills. The Inventory was first developed as a general achievement measure for Head Start children. The 1970 edition of the Inventory contains 64 items in four areas:…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Data Analysis, Disadvantaged Youth
