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Peer reviewedMarvin, Christine A. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1995
Examined travel time in the family car as an opportunity for young children to use distant time referents in their talk with parents. Results supported preschoolers' tendency to talk predominantly about the here-and-now in most settings, but highlights factors that may contribute to children's increased use of decontextualized talk about past and…
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Communication Skills, Concept Formation, Interpersonal Communication
Peer reviewedMarvin, Christine A. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1994
Conversations of nine preschool children were tape recorded as they traveled home from school. Analysis indicated that, overall, the children spoke most often about the here and now. Most references to the past or to school projects occurred during the first five minutes of travel. References to future events occurred more often during the latter…
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Communication Skills, Interpersonal Communication, Intervention
Peer reviewedOlson, Mary W.; And Others – Roeper Review, 1988
Approximately 100 national spelling bee finalists and their parents were surveyed concerning their early literacy experiences and spelling practices. The fourth-eighth grade spellers showed an early interest in language activities; passed through developmental spelling stages earlier than average; and mastered words via visual memory strategies,…
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Developmental Stages, Early Experience, Emergent Literacy
