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Young Children's Perception and Comprehension of Metaphorical Similarities in Pictures and in Words.
Download full textEpstein, R. L.; Gamlin, P. J. – 1987
This study was designed to determine whether children 3, 4, and 5 years of age could demonstrate their metaphorical competence equally well in words and in pictures. Previous studies which have investigated young children's metaphorical ability have often encouraged young children to make judgments of similarity which rely almost exclusively on…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Comprehension, Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries
