Children Under Three Can't Learn Action Words From TV -- Unless An Adult Helps
Monday, September 21, 2009 - 11:28
in Psychology & Sociology
Using modified clips from the program Sesame Beginnings, researchers studied children's ability -- with and without adult support -- to learn a new verb and apply that word to a new scene. The research team found that children under 3 could not learn words directly from the program without adult support. In contrast, children over the age of 3 could learn new words from the video program and understand them later without adult support.