Suggests ways to create dramatic play environments in which children can have experiences with all the language arts. (DD)

A review of research reveals that explicit knowledge of language is not always desirable; instead, children should be exposed to language and have experiences which provoke language use. (DD)

An article first printed in "Elementary English" in September 1953 which reviews language acquisition and development in children. (DD)

An examination of the writing of an elementary school student shows how students' revisions in their papers and complete rewrites of them are indications of their writing development. (DD)

The language arts curriculum should involve methods, a content, and an atmosphere which celebrate creative language acquisition. (DD)

Discusses the art of riddling and its potential contribution to the elementary school language arts program, including a description of stages of riddling competence of children in the five-to-11 year age range and an examination of riddling efforts gathered from two classrooms. (HTH)

In Language Arts program attention should be given to oral communication and listening skills as well as reading skills.

Children should be exposed to a rich linguistic environment, but language learning tasks cannot and should not be optimally ordered. (DD)

Encourages teachers to evaluate the appropriateness of language activities in the light of the language competencies children possess. (DD)

Discusses the influence television has on children's language development and lists television resources that illustrate children's literature, vocabulary and reading skills, mathematics, and study skills. (HTH)

Reviews research studies, available through the ERIC system, on the interaction of cognitive, social, and language development, drawing implications for language arts instruction. (DD)

Discusses children's self-image and its relationship to language acquisition and reading readiness. (DD)

The current state of research on language learning processes is reviewed, and the implications of that research for language arts teachers are discussed. (HTH)

Describes a language arts project which used students' own first names as the project theme. (DD)

A bibliography of children's books dealing with such subjects as the history of language, foreign languages, names, the alphabet, and non-verbal communication. (DD)