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Mar, Raymond A.; Tackett, Jennifer L.; Moore, Chris – Cognitive Development, 2010
Exposure to different forms of narrative media may influence children's development of theory-of-mind. Because engagement with fictional narratives provides one with information about the social world, and possibly draws upon theory-of-mind processes during comprehension, exposure to storybooks, movies, and television may influence theory-of-mind…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Childrens Television, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
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Carlson, Elaine; Bitterman, Amy; Jenkins, Frank – Journal of Special Education, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the home literacy environment of a nationally representative sample of preschoolers with disabilities and their subsequent receptive vocabulary and reading comprehension skills using data from the Pre-Elementary Education Longitudinal Study. Results from linear regressions indicated…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Receptive Language, Vocabulary Development, Reading Comprehension