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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020

Singing Helps Word Learning and Memory in Young Children

Virtual · June 2020

Poster Sessions · Cognitive

  • Weiyi Ma
    University of Arkansas
  • Weiyi Ma
    University of Arkansas
  • Weiyi Ma
    University of Arkansas

Abstract

The study aims to determine whether singing facilitates 2.5- and 4.5-year-old children’s learning and long-term memory of new words. Each child completed a word-learning task (Day 1) and a long-term memory task (3-7 days later). Results showed that singing facilitates young children’s word learning and memory.

Language/Speech