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Research Exploration Assignment
Rebecca L. Jordan
School of Behavioral Sciences, Liberty University
PSYC 210: Developmental Psychology
Professor Alday
February 5, 2024
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Why Was This Article Written
This article was written to show studies about the “Word Gap” (Logan et al, 2019).
Which is the profound difference with vocabulary development within children. The authors
show how social interaction with children at home and reading to them increases their
vocabulary knowledge way more than just learning the words in a classroom setting.
What is the Main Idea of this Article
How does interacting with your children at home affect their vocabulary development?
Including, but not limited to, reading to your children at home. In this article, the authors outline
studies that show that children who read at home tend to have advantages when it comes to
vocabulary versus those that do not (Logan et al, 2019). The article also compares how parents
who do not interact much with their children daily tend to have children who have difficulty with
