The effects of semantic integration training on memory for pictograph sentences |
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Authors: | George W Ledger Ellen Bouchard Ryan |
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Institution: | University of Notre Dame USA |
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Abstract: | The effectiveness of training a semantic integration strategy for recall of pictograph sequences, and the generalization of the strategy to a related oral sentence task were examined in 60 kindergarten prereaders. Semantic integration training consisted of three individual sessions in which the child was instructed to treat the sequence as a sentence and to act out the pictograph sentences using toys in order to facilitate recall. Repetition and no-practice control groups were included. Pictograph sentence memory post-tests immediately following and 2 weeks after training indicated that semantic integration training substantially improved recall for pictograph sequences, an improvement that was unrelated to the child's initial memory performance or subsequent post-training awareness of the strategy. In addition, the training resulted in better performance on a generalization test of oral sentence synthesis. These findings support a strategy-based conceptualization of individual differences in the semantic processing of written materials. |
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Keywords: | Reprint requests should be sent to Ellen Bouchard Ryan Department of Psychology University of Notre Dame Notre Dame IN 46556 |
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