The Effects of Visual, Verbal, and Motor Elaborations on Preschool Children's Recall and Comprehension of Prose.

Davis, Albert J.; Hathaway, Betty K.

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Publication Date: 1986

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The Effects of Visual, Verbal, and Motor Elaborations on Preschool Children's Recall and Comprehension of Prose.

Davis, Albert J.; Hathaway, Betty K.

Reading Psychology, v7 n4 p231-48 1986

Findings imply that while preschool children both enjoy and profit from listening to stories read to them in unelaborated fashion, they gain much more from observing and participating in the actions portrayed in the stories. (FL)

Descriptors: Learning Processes, Learning Strategies, Listening Comprehension, Perceptual Motor Learning, Preschool Education, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Reading Research, Recall (Psychology), Verbal Learning, Visual Learning

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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