Young children's spatial talk predicts their spatial abilities

(University of Wisconsin-Madison) University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher Hilary Miller is studying the way 4-year-olds use words to describe spatial relationships. 'At that age, they may have learned words like 'above' and 'below' that adults use often to describe a location,' Miller says. 'But simply knowing the words doesn't necessarily help. They have to know when that kind of information is useful.'

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