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Peer reviewedKragler, Sherry – Childhood Education, 1996
Describes the reading styles of a group of first graders. Explains how mumbling reading gradually develops into silent reading. Provides an overview of the Project on Mumbling Reading and evaluates its effectiveness. Claims that more information is still needed for the development of silent reading and provides strategies to encourage the use of…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Grade 1, Language Acquisition, Program Effectiveness
Litowitz, Bonnie E.; And Others – 1983
Collected are four conference speeches which in various ways attack the developmental perspective that views genetics as a source of stability and environment as a source of change. Dr. Bonnie E. Litowitz's discussion of "Context and Continuity: Changing Perspectives on Children" explores differences among development, learning, and…
Descriptors: Child Development, Context Effect, Cultural Influences, Family Influence
Hernandez-Chavez, Eduardo; And Others – 1982
A response to the de Kanter/Baker draft report, "The Effectiveness of Bilingual Education: A Review of the Literature," the monograph argues that: the report contains many misinterpretations of theoretical work in psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, and educational research and of the empirical evidence on the efficacy of second language…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cognitive Development, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Amodeo, Luiza B. – 1977
An examination of the linguistic behavior of monolingual and bilingual Spanish-speaking children in an environment where there is opportunity to develop proficiency in two languages is examined. A review of the literature concerned with the relationship of learning processes to psycholinguistic and sociolinguistic contexts precedes an examination…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Children, Cultural Pluralism
Peer reviewedDulay, Heidi; Burt, Marina – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1979
Seven priorities in bilingual education research are suggested: effectiveness of bilingual education programs; second language acquisition; acquisition and use of minority languages in the United States; cultural and other differences between students and school; readiness for instruction in the second language; student assessment and diagnosis;…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Federal Programs
Smock, Charles D., Ed. – 1977
This set of 13 research reports, bulletins and papers is a product of the Mathemagenic Activities Program (MAP) for early childhood education of the University of Georgia Follow Through Program. Based on Piagetian theory, the MAP provides sequentially structured sets of curriculum materials and processes that are designed to continually challenge…
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Comprehension
