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Language Learning Outside and Inside the English Classroom
Williams, Hazel Browne – Elementary English, 1971
English teachers can gain experience and insight when listening to the sound patterns of the young. (MR)
Descriptors: English Education, Language Acquisition, Language Patterns, Language Skills
Verbalized Responses to Environmental Stimuli as a Stepping Stone to Decoding Written Language
Thompson, Richard A.; Blackwell, Janet M. – Elementary English, 1974
Reading success will be encouraged if children are given ample opportunity to verbally respond to first-hand experiences. (JH)
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Language Arts, Language Patterns, Sensory Experience
Words and Their Changing Ways
Alexander, J. Estill; Burns, Paul C. – Elementary English, 1974
Suggests activities for teaching elementary students about types of word-meaning changes. (JH)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Language Acquisition, Language Patterns, Language Programs
Children's Language Development, Its Relation to Creative Writing
McPhail, Augustine – Elementary English, 1972
Descriptors: Child Language, Communication Skills, Creative Thinking, Creative Writing
Children's Language: Theirs to Use!
Rakes, Thomas A.; Canter, Emily – Elementary English, 1974
Children who come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds and speak in nonstandard dialects should not be made to feel inferior but should be listened to. (JH)
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Economically Disadvantaged, Language Acquisition, Language Instruction
Linguistics and Comprehension
Miller, John W. – Elementary English, 1974
To enhance reading comprehension and critical reading skills, more attention should be placed on patterns inherent in the English language. (JH)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Context Clues, Critical Reading, Elementary Schools
Television Language and Book Language
Fasick, Adele Mongan – Elementary English, 1973
Studies the difference in language used in children's television shows and in children's books
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Educational Television, Language Acquisition
Oracy and Reading
Wilkinson, Andrew – Elementary English, 1974
Descriptors: Early Experience, Elementary Education, Language Acquisition, Language Patterns
Socio-ethnic Status and the Language Achievement of First-Grade Children.
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Ruddell, Robert B.; Graves, Barbara W. – Elementary English, 1968
This study investigated the relationship between the syntactical language development of first grade children and their socio-ethnic status. From a random selection of 160 first grade children, 19 Caucasians with highly developed language abilities were selected from a high socioeconomic stratum to be compared with 19 Negroes with low language…
Descriptors: Child Language, Disadvantaged, English Instruction, Grade 1