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Peer reviewedBebko, James M.; McKinnon, Elaine E. – Child Development, 1990
Use of rehearsal on a recall task was compared for deaf and hearing children. A lag of several years was noted in the emergence of recall for deaf children. When data were examined by years of language experience, rather than chronological age, this lag was eliminated. (BC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Children, Chronological Age
Peer reviewedPolyzoi, Eleoussa – Canadian Journal of Research in Early Childhood Education, 1997
Assessed language quality of 15 four-year olds with three conversational partners: a center-care teacher, an older child, and a younger child. Data coded included number of turns, utterances, gaps, statements versus questions, contingent responses, and amount of self-talk. Found that children take more turns with an adult but produce fewer…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Day Care Centers, Dialogs (Language), Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedHarley, Birgit; And Others – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1986
The development of first language skills among native English-speaking students enrolled in early French immersion programs was explored. Preliminary results support the hypothesis that early bilingual schooling enhances the students'performances on various kinds of first language learning tasks. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Achievement Tests, Bilingual Education, Cognitive Measurement
