The Effects of Imaginative Play Actions on Language Development in Five-Year-Old Children.

Marbach, Ellen S.; Yawkey, Thomas Daniels

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Publication Date: 1980-Apr

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The Effects of Imaginative Play Actions on Language Development in Five-Year-Old Children.

Marbach, Ellen S.; Yawkey, Thomas Daniels

Psychology in the Schools, v17 n2 p257-63 Apr 1980

Analysis (using semantic scoring criteria) indicated that: (1) self-action yielded higher scores on recall; and (2) girls scored significantly higher than boys. When absolute and syntactic criteria were used, self-action, puppet-action, and color, paste, and cut actions were equally facilitative. (Author)

Descriptors: Aural Learning, Cognitive Processes, Imagination, Language Acquisition, Preschool Children, Pretend Play, Sex Differences

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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