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Peer reviewedGarnica, Olga K. – Theory Into Practice, 1975
This article presents a wholistic picture of the major factors in the language learning process. (RC)
Descriptors: Child Language, Children, Language, Language Acquisition
Peer reviewedWasik, Barbara A.; Bond, Mary Alice – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2001
The effects of a book reading technique called interactive book reading on the language and literacy development of 4-year-olds from low-income families were evaluated. Teachers read books to children and reinforced vocabulary in the books by presenting objects that represented the words and providing opportunities to use the words. (BF)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Creative Teaching, Language, Language Skills
Ramer, Andrya L.H. – 1975
This paper explores the relation between the communicative and categorical functions of language and the acquisition of language production. Three major factors in language acquisition are communication, ability for representation and the process of categorization. This paper offers evidence that a sudden and dramatic increase in lexical skill…
Descriptors: Child Language, Classification, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
