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Even before they can read, young children are visualizing letters and other objects with the same strategies adults use

  • Written by Shannon Pruden, Professor of psychology, Florida International University
Even before they can read, young children are visualizing letters and other objects with the same strategies adults useA student looks at different images, as eye-tracking technology monitors how she is visualizing the objects. Chris Necuze/FIU, CC BY

What do puzzles, gymnastics, writing and using maps all have in common?

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