A new measure for assessing the contributions of higher level processes to language comprehension performance in preschoolers

Author(s): Hannon, Brenda; Frias, Sarah
Date Issued: 2012
Description: A validation of the preschooler component processes task (PR-CPT), a measure that provides estimates of a preschooler's ability to recall text, to make text-based inferences, to access knowledge from long-term memory, and to integrate this accessed knowledge with new information from the text, based on data from 73 4- to 6-year-old children recruited via flyers posted at the University of Texas at San Antonio and child care centers in the surrounding area
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Journal Title: Journal of Educational Psychology
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Page Range: 1-25
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Topics: Children & Child Development > Child Development & School Readiness > Cognitive Development

Children & Child Development > Child Development & School Readiness > Early Literacy

Research & Evaluation Methods > Measures
Country: United States
States: TEXAS
ISSN: 0022-0663 Paper
1939-2176 Online
Peer Reviewed: yes
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