"You Can't Be Grandma; You're a Boy": Events within the Thematic Fantasy Play Context That Contribute to Story Comprehension.

Williamson, Peter A.; Silvern, Steven B.

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ERIC Number: EJ446317

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1992

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"You Can't Be Grandma; You're a Boy": Events within the Thematic Fantasy Play Context That Contribute to Story Comprehension.

Williamson, Peter A.; Silvern, Steven B.

Early Childhood Research Quarterly, v7 n1 p75-93 Mar 1992

Examined the contribution of play, metaplay, and productive language competence in the thematic-fantasy play context to kindergartners' comprehension of familiar and unfamiliar stories. Results indicated that metaplay and productive language competence are independent constructs and both contribute to comprehension, whereas play does not. (GLR)

Descriptors: Comprehension, Fairy Tales, Kindergarten Children, Language Acquisition, Piagetian Theory, Play, Pretend Play, Primary Education, Story Grammar, Story Reading, Story Telling

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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