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Analysis of Syntax of Six-, Seven-, and Eight-Year-Old Children
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Morrow, Lesley Mandel – Research in the Teaching of English, 1978
Data in this study showed significant linguistic differences between six- and seven-year-olds and a leveling-off between the seven- and eight-year-olds. (DD)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Language, Elementary Education, Language Acquisition
Talk and Doubletalk: The Development of Metacommunication Knowledge about Oral Language.
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Green, Michael – Research in the Teaching of English, 1985
Three levels of metacommunication knowledge and five factors that influence the understanding of speaker meaning in oral language were identified in pilot interviews with children and adolescents. (HOD)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Research, Elementary Secondary Education
A Study of the Use of Conjunctions across Grades and Ethnic Groups.
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McClure, Erica F.; Steffensen, Margaret S. – Research in the Teaching of English, 1985
Using third, sixth, and ninth grade students of Anglo, Black, and Hispanic ethnicity, a study examined their use of the conjunctions "and,""but,""because," and "even though." Results indicated that for all groups, correct use of conjunctions was correlated with reading comprehension. (HOD)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cohesion (Written Composition), Conjunctions, Cultural Differences