Preschool children build their vocabularies at a rapid rate that requires that after the briefest encounter they can associate a word and its meaning. This is known as __________.

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The enormous leap in the number of words that preschoolers use is accomplished through a process known as fast mapping in which the child acquires a word and its meaning after just a brief encounter.

Preschool Children Build Their Vocabularies at a Rapid Rate That