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VOCABULARY ACQUISITION IN PRESCHOOLERS: CASE STUDY OF THREE METHODS AND TWO CHILDREN

WEBSTER, LINDA PFOTENHAUER
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin997718927

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2001, MA, University of Cincinnati, Allied Health Sciences : Communication Sciences and Disorders.
The purpose of this study was to determine if there is a difference in the time needed to learn new vocabulary under three methods of vocabulary teaching, if age makes a difference in the time needed to learn each set of vocabulary words, and if there is a difference in time needed for the subjects to learn the sets of vocabulary words that are related compared to the sets of words that are not related. Three different methods of teaching vocabulary were used to teach three different sets of vocabulary of equal difficulty to a typically developing two year old boy and a typically developing three year old girl. The methods used were supported play, labeling, and interactive reading. The results demonstrated no notable difference in the time taken for either child to learn the vocabulary using the different methods. The average number of sessions needed to learn the words was 3, regardless of the method used. There was some difference in vocabulary time acquisition between the two children, with the three year old requiring less time overall to learn all of the words. No notable difference was observed in the amount of time taken for the two year old to learn the related sets of words and the unrelated sets of words. This study suggests that the important factor in teaching children new words is exposure to them. Any of the three methods used in this study were equally effective.
Dr. Nancy Creaghead (Advisor)
1 p.
Health Sciences, Speech Pathology
vocabulary acquisition; preschoolers

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  • WEBSTER, L. P. (2001). VOCABULARY ACQUISITION IN PRESCHOOLERS: CASE STUDY OF THREE METHODS AND TWO CHILDREN [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin997718927

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • WEBSTER, LINDA. VOCABULARY ACQUISITION IN PRESCHOOLERS: CASE STUDY OF THREE METHODS AND TWO CHILDREN. 2001. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin997718927.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • WEBSTER, LINDA. "VOCABULARY ACQUISITION IN PRESCHOOLERS: CASE STUDY OF THREE METHODS AND TWO CHILDREN." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2001. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin997718927

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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