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Sing, Play, Listen: Exploring the Role of Music and Sounds in Vocabulary Learning

Sat, April 14, 12:25 to 1:55pm, Millennium Broadway New York Times Square, Floor: Seventh Floor, Room 7.02-7.03

Session Type: Symposium

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Language skills are pivotal in preparing children for formal schooling, and early vocabulary knowledge may be particularly essential for supporting later reading comprehension and academic success. While numerous studies have researched how to make book reading contexts, such as read alouds and e-books, more effective for teaching vocabulary, only a small number of studies have considered how music and sound effects can enhance word learning. Our symposium presents current findings on musical- and sound-related activities that in conjunction with book reading may help children deepen or expand their word knowledge. Results from the presented studies hope to challenge researchers and educators to consider how aural supports can foster, or hinder, word learning in children.

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