Action speaks louder than words: Young children differentially weight perceptual, social, and linguistic cues to learn verbs

Author(s): Brandone, Amanda C.; Pence, Khara; Golinkoff, Roberta M.; Hirsh-Pasek, Kathy;
Date Issued: July 2007
Publisher(s): Blackwell Publishing
Description: An exploration of the ways that children utilize perceptual, social, and linguistic cues in order to learn verbs, using data from three experiments conducted with 21- to 24-month-old children
show entire record ↓
Funder(s): National Science Foundation (U.S.)
Journal Title: Child Development
Volume Number: 78
Issue Number: 4
Page Range: 1322-1342
Topics: Children & Child Development > Child Development & School Readiness > Early Literacy
Country: United States
ISSN: 0009-3920 Paper
1467-8624 Online
Peer Reviewed: yes
hide record ↑


More Like This

what is this? These resources were found by comparing the title, description, and topics of the currently selected resource to the rest of the Research Connections holdings.

Generalization of learning from picture books to novel test conditions by 18- and 24-month-old children Reports & Papers
Live action: Can young children learn verbs from video? Reports & Papers
Literacy 8-12 months: What are babies learning? Reports & Papers
Acoustic analysis of lexical tone in Mandarin infant-directed speech Reports & Papers
Pretend play and young children's development Fact Sheets & Briefs

Disclaimer: Use of the above resource is governed by Research Connections' Terms of Use.

Research Connections is supported by grant #90YE0104 from the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The contents are solely the responsibility of the National Center for Children in Poverty and the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, the Administration for Children and Families, or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Google Translate