Educational Effects of a Vocabulary Intervention on Preschoolers' Word Knowledge and Conceptual Development: A Cluster‐Randomized Trial

B. Neuman, Susan; Hamilton Newman, Ellen; Dwyer, Julie

doi:10.1598/rrq.46.3.3

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Educational Effects of a Vocabulary Intervention on Preschoolers' Word Knowledge and Conceptual Development: A Cluster‐Randomized Trial

Published in Reading Research Quarterly • Jul 8, 2011

Authors:

Susan B. Neuman

Ellen Hamilton Newman

Julie Dwyer

Abstract

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine the hypothesis that helping preschoolers learn words through categorization may enhance their ability to retain words and their conceptual properties, acting as a bootstrap for self‐learning. We examined this hypothesis by investigating the effects o...

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Psychology

Categorization

Vocabulary

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