Improving the Acquisition of Novel Vocabulary Through the Use of Imagery Interventions

Early Childhood Education Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 357-366

  Cohen, Marisa T ^a   Johnson, Helen L ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Dual coding; Early elementary children; Imagery; Vocabulary acquisition; Vocabulary interventions

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751644518     PISSN: 10823301     EISSN: 15731707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10643-010-0408-y     Document Type: Article

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