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Peer reviewedAstington, Janet Wilde – Child Development, 2001
Offers suggestions for future investigations of theory-of-mind development. Maintains that there needs to be: (1) greater focus on the development of understanding of desire and intention; (2) research on the role of language in theory-of-mind development integrating representational-development and social-interaction views; and (3) investigation…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Children, Cognitive Development, Intention
Peer reviewedGrosjean, Francois – Sign Language Studies, 2001
Discusses the right of Deaf children to grow up bilingually. This involves the opportunity to acquire a sign language as well as the oral language spoken by the hearing community. Examines the role of both the sign language and the oral language for the Deaf child. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Children, Deafness, Language Acquisition
Peer reviewedHill, Anne – Canadian Journal of Education, 1994
This description of a teacher-researchers's experiences of surprise in daily practice suggests that moments of surprise are opportunities to develop and sustain reflective teaching practice. The experience of surprise is in itself an embodied reflection that can awaken pedagogical possibilities. (SLD)
Descriptors: Children, Educational Practices, Elementary Education, Expectation
Peer reviewedSuleiman, Layla P. – Child Welfare, 2003
Asserts that social services remain largely unresponsive to the values and needs of Latino families. Discusses access to linguistically appropriate services, not just as a culturally competent practice, but also as a civil rights issue. Presents implications for all aspects of private and public child welfare, including investigations, foster…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Childhood Needs, Children, Civil Rights
Download full textSkutnabb-Kangas, Tove – 1983
Little data are available concerning the native languages of Scandinavian residents, other than the official languages, despite the linguistic diversity of the region. Foreign language teaching starts early in schooling, but there has been little study of actual language needs. Three basic program designs are available for teaching foreign…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Children, Educational Planning
Davies, Florence – 1985
Development of language awareness programs at the elementary and early secondary levels requires teacher willingness, coherent policy and guidelines for selecting methods and content, and teacher awareness and acceptance of the policies and guidelines and their practical potential. Studies suggest that in Great Britain, the first three…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Children, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education
Donmall, B. Gillian, Ed. – 1985
Papers sponsored by the Language Awareness Working Party, a task force of Great Britain's National Congress on Languages in Education concerned with common concerns of professionals in all areas of native and second language instruction, include: "The Report of the Language Awareness Working Party"; "Language Awareness in Six Easy…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Behavioral Objectives, Child Development, Children
