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Archive Home > 2009 > February > 13 > Gesturing shapes child vocabulary, study finds

Gesturing shapes child vocabulary, study finds

By Robert Mitchum / The Bulletin
February 13, 2009

CHICAGO — Child experts have known for decades that children’s vocabulary at the time they enter school is a strong predictor of their future educational success. But a new study from University of Chicago psychologists suggests that early parental influence over vocabulary....

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