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Peer reviewedKaufer, David S.; And Others – Research in the Teaching of English, 1986
Describes a sequence of four studies that explored how people composed sentences while writing expository essays. Among the findings were that the sentence composition process was often guided by a writing plan, and the most frequent changes accomplished by revision of parts were word choice, aspect of meaning, and grammatical structure. (HOD)
Descriptors: Expository Writing, Grammar, Higher Education, Planning
Peer reviewedStotsky, Sandra A. – Research in the Teaching of English, 1975
The experimental evidence on the value of a sentence-combining approach to improving reading comprehension is still sparse, but the possibilities seem rich.
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Grammar, Language Acquisition, Language Research
Peer reviewedSimons, Herbert D.; Johnson, Kenneth R. – Research in the Teaching of English, 1975
No evidence was found to indicate that grammatical reading interference is an important factor in the poor reading achievement of Black youngsters. (JH)
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Blacks, Dialect Studies, Grammar
