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Peer reviewedDidow, Sharon M.; Eckerman, Carol O. – Social Development, 2001
Investigated whether sustained forms of nonverbal coordinated action facilitates toddlers' generation of verbal discourse with one another. Twenty-four 2-year-olds interacted with an adult, in 2 nonverbal interactive contexts: an imitation game and parallel play. Found that involvement in nonverbal imitation games facilitated toddlers responding…
Descriptors: Imitation, Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Competence, Language Acquisition
