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Lindfors, Judith Wells – 1999
People explore their world in many ways: they observe, they read, they ponder, they write, they listen. They also turn to others and intentionally engage them in their own attempts to understand. It is this turning-to-others that is the focus of this book, with reference to children. An act of inquiry is defined in the book as "a language act…
Descriptors: Child Language, Elementary Education, Inquiry, Language Role
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Hayes, David; Plaskon, Stephen P. – Educational Horizons, 1982
Describing what children at the preoperational stage know about writing, spelling, and words, the authors make specific recommendations for ways language arts teachers can build instruction that is based on this knowledge. (SK)
Descriptors: Child Language, Children, Instructional Improvement, Language Processing
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Davis, Barbara L.; MacNeilage, Peter F. – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1990
Vowel production of a 14-month-old girl was studied over a 6-month period. Sixty percent of the vowels were produced correctly. A complex pattern of vowel preferences and errors was partially related to prespeech babbling preferences and strongly related to word structure variables (monosyllabic versus disyllabic). (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Language, Language Acquisition, Language Patterns
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Klecan-Aker, Joan S.; Swank, Paul R. – Journal of Communication Disorders, 1988
The study investigated the effectiveness of a pragmatic language function protocol with a sample of 240 normal preschool children, aged 2-5, in a structured setting. The protocol was shown to be used reliably and was sensitive to differences in the mastery of language skills of normal children of different ages. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Child Language, Language Acquisition
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Holbrook, Hilary Taylor – Language Arts, 1983
Examines materials in the ERIC system related to children's early oral language and the transition from home language to the more formal language used in school. Offers activities for a classroom climate that is responsive to children's oral language development needs. (HTH)
Descriptors: Child Language, Classroom Environment, Elementary Education, English Instruction
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Jolly, Thomas – Language Arts, 1980
Describes ERIC resources that present research on children's language usage and development and that suggest activities for the promotion of language development. (ET)
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Language, Elementary Education, Language Acquisition
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Gonzales, Phillip C. – Reading Teacher, 1980
Discusses research on language development and the conditions that facilitate and inhibit language learning; discusses the basal reader approach to language development and proposes spontaneous talk as an alternative format for teacher/student interaction and language development. (HOD)
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Child Language, Communication Skills, Elementary Education
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Karnowski, Lee – Educational Leadership, 1986
Writing is now being viewed in its larger context of communication. Research suggests that young children use the more familiar communication systems like speech, drawing, music, and drama to add depth and meaning to their writing. Teachers must redefine their ideas about writing and children's communication knowledge. Cites six references. (MLH)
Descriptors: Child Language, Communication (Thought Transfer), Drama, Early Childhood Education
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Gambell, Trevor J.; McFetridge, Patricia A. – Reading Improvement, 1981
Reports on a study that investigated what constitutes metaphor and simile for sixth- and eighth-grade children. Discusses the implications of the findings for reading and language arts curriculum development and instruction. (FL)
Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Curriculum
Ice, Marie – 1986
To determine the relationship between oral and written language conventions at the macro and micro levels, a study analyzed various elements of stories generated by children. Subjects, nine above average readers between grades 4 and 9, were asked to tell a story and then to write a story. Sources of stories, overall plot organization, and number…
Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Processing
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Jimenez, Beatrice C. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1987
Spanish-speaking children of Mexican descent living in California were tested on the acquisition of 18 Spanish consonants. The 120 subjects (aged 3 to 5:7 years) were equally divided into eight age groups, and the median ages (50%) and upper age limits (90%) of customary production of each consonant were determined. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Articulation (Speech), Child Development, Child Language
Moran, Carrol; Stobbe, Judy; Baron, Wendy; Miller, Janette; Moir, Ellen – 2000
This workbook for elementary school teachers is designed to help make their first few weeks of school successful. It provides lesson plans, classroom management strategies, student assessments, and special aids for teaching bilingual students. After an "Introduction" that discusses the ups and downs of a first-year teacher, there are nine…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Bilingual Students, Child Language, Class Activities
Farr, Marcia – 1983
Prepared as part of a series applying recent research in oral and written communication instruction to classroom practice, this booklet describes several classroom-based studies that have examined children's writing development and synthesizes what they have shown about the process. The first section of the booklet analyzes the term "writing…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Child Development, Child Language, Classroom Research
Sulzby, Elizabeth – 1983
To determine developmental patterns in emergent reading behaviors of young children, a longitudinal study was conducted of two-, three-, and four-year-old children's language when asked to "read" a favorite storybook. Thirty-two middle and low income children from a daycare center took part in four studies spaced over a year; four children were…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Language, Developmental Stages, Early Reading
Arizona State Dept. of Education, Phoenix. – 1983
A primary concern affecting the more than 300 American Indian tribes and their educational institutions is the promotion, maintenance, and preservation of their approximately 200 native languages. The nature of language use must be documented and assessed to ascertain whether tribal members, particularly children, possess native language skills…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Languages, American Indians, Athapascan Languages
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