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de Haan, Dorian; Vriens-van Hoogdalem, Anne-Greth; Zeijlmans, Kirti; Boom, Jan – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2021
Research suggests that metacommunication in young children's social pretend play is the most complex form of cooperation. In this study, metacommunication was examined using audio and video recordings during pretend play. Participants were 24 children in kindergarten average age 5.1 years. Utterances were coded for metacommunication, the narrative…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Young Children, Kindergarten, Play
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Vriens-van Hoogdalem, Anne-Greth; de Haan, Dorian M. P.; Boom, Jan – Early Child Development and Care, 2016
Language and metacommunication are assumed to be important for accomplishing a high level of cooperation in social play. Research to date, however, does not address the relationship of language ability and metacommunication to the complexity of cooperation. This study investigated this relationship by observing 24 four- and five-year-old…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Communication Skills, Play, Verbal Communication