Abstract

In two experiments, preschool children had better recall when the subjects and objects of sentences read aloud were also depicted pictorially. Learning was not enhanced by illustrating only the sentence subject or object. Sixteen references are listed. (Author/JJD)

Citation

Pressley, M. (1982). Picture Content and Preschoolers' Learning from Sentences. Educational Communication and Technology: A Journal of Theory, Research, and Development, 30(3), 151. Retrieved April 15, 2021 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/169270/.

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Keywords

• Illustrations
• Language Processing
• Language Research
• Learning Processes
• Listening Skills
• Pictorial Stimuli
• Preschool Education
• Recall (Psychology)
• Sentences