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Yawkey, Margaret L.; Yawkey, Thomas D. – 1979
A study investigated the effects of symbolic play treated as a mediator for increasing language comprehension and facilitating oral language growth. The study included two aspects of language: language comprehension and language development. Independent variables were forms of play--puppet action, body action, abstract (imagined) action, and no…
Descriptors: Child Language, Comprehension, Developmental Stages, Dramatic Play
