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Peer reviewedCain, Kate; Oakhill, Jane V.; Elbro, Carsten – Journal of Child Language, 2003
Investigated young children's ability to use narrative contexts to infer the meanings of novel vocabulary terms. Two groups of 15 7-and 8-year-olds participated; children with normally developing reading comprehension skills and children with weak reading comprehension skill. Results are discussed. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Children, Context Effect, Inferences, Language Acquisition
