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Early Childhood.
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McIntyre, Margaret – Science and Children, 1980
Described is a preschool science activity in which students use shell collections. This activity demonstrates how language development and reading readiness skills are interrelated with science. Prereading and reading activities are described involving the students in direct interaction with the shell collection. (DS)
Descriptors: Classification, Early Childhood Education, Early Reading, Language Acquisition
Understanding Reading Comprehension: Cognition, Language, and the Structure of Prose.
Flood, James, Ed. – 1984
Intended to illuminate current understanding of how the reader's cognition and language and the text's structure affect the processing of prose, this volume contains articles written by educators, linguists, psychologists, and artificial intelligence experts on issues of comprehension research. The first part of the book examines reading…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Child Language, Classification, Cognitive Processes
A System of Constructs Used to Define Learning in Development; Further Used to Define Disturbances of Learning in and to Define Corresponding "Treatments" of Persons Who Manifest Retarded Intellectual Development. An ILF-Approach.
Nyborg, Magne – 1982
A theoretical situation-person-interactions model of learning and performance is presented, and applications of the model through the Instrumental Language Functions (ILF) approach with preschool normal and older variously handicapped children and adults are described. The model is graphically depicted and discussed according to such aspects as…
Descriptors: Adults, Classification, Concept Formation, Decoding (Reading)
The Impact of Native Language Learning Problems on Foreign Language Learning: Illustrations of the Linguistic Coding Deficit Hypothesis.
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Sparks, Richard L.; Ganschow, Leonore – Modern Language Journal, 1993
A discussion of the Linguistic Coding Deficit Hypothesis presents an overview of the theory; describes five prototypes of second-language learners, each illustrated by a distinct language processing profile; and examines how the ability to identify prototypes can help teachers interpret student difficulties and design instruction to address them.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classification, Cognitive Style, Comparative Analysis
Improving Language Skills through the Use of Specific Learning Centers and Language Experience Activities with First Grade Children.
Markovitch, Martha L. – 1982
A practicum study designed to address the problem of inadequate language development skills in first-grade children was conducted. Specifically, efforts were directed toward developing and implementing a specialized instructional program to remediate students' deficiencies in listening comprehension, basic concept skills, classification skills,…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classification, Classroom Research, Concept Formation
Students with Language Deficiencies: Suggestions for Frustrated Teachers.
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Leverett, Ralph G.; Diefendorf, Allan O. – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1992
Techniques to help students with language deficiencies include teacher-prepared aids to help individual work, such as marginal glosses, vocabulary guides, cued text, and advance organizers. Teacher-directed group activities include the structured overview, use of semantic webs, use of the language experience approach, and attribute/classification…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Classification, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education