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Guest Lecture: "Preschoolers' Curiosity About Novel Words"

In the preschool years, children who become curious about words’ meanings may be making active, self-directed attempts at learning those words.

Dr. Jimenez will discuss her current study’s aim to create a measure of children’s curiosity about novel words; determine whether 3-to-5-year-olds seek information about novel words more systematically across development; and uncover the characteristics of children who are the most word-curious.