Preschoolers' Communication during Scripted Interactions.

Short-Meyerson, Katherine J.; Abbeduto, Leonard J.

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ERIC Number: EJ550669

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1997

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Preschoolers' Communication during Scripted Interactions.

Short-Meyerson, Katherine J.; Abbeduto, Leonard J.

Journal of Child Language, v24 n2 p469-93 Jun 1997

Investigated the communicative interactions of dyads of 4- to 5-year olds during pretend play involving routine, or scripted, events as a function of the children's knowledge of the scripts. The study utilized measures of the quantity and quality of interaction and the strategies employed by the children to establish mutual knowledge. (37 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Interaction Process Analysis, Kindergarten Children, Learning Strategies, Monolingualism, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Prior Learning, Speech Communication

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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