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Peer reviewedWeber, Lillian – National Elementary Principal, 1977
It is our understanding of comprehension that must be studied, not the child's comprehension. Language develops in a child over time and is dependent on the child's culture and individual experiences for its rate of development and its character. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Comprehension, Cultural Influences, Early Childhood Education, Individual Development
McConnell, Freeman; and others – Except Children, 1969
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Exceptional Child Research, Intellectual Development, Language Acquisition
Download full textDunn, Lloyd M.; And Others – 1968
To determine the effectiveness of the Peabody Language Development Kits over an extended period (2.5 years) with educable mentally retarded (EMR) children, daily oral language stimulation lessons using Levels One and Two of the kit were given to 27 classes for the EMR in schools with culturally disadvantaged populations. Results showed the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Disadvantaged, Exceptional Child Research, Instructional Materials
Rhodes, Leanne; And Others – 1969
A longitudinal research study of the growth and development of 10 severely mentally handicapped mongoloid (Down's Syndrome) children reared together in a state hospital was conducted. They were tested regularly on the same scales, providing comprehensive histories of mental, psychomotor, and physical growth. When comparison with similar children…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Enrichment Activities, Exceptional Child Education, Institutional Environment
Guess, Doug; And Others – 1969
The utilization of non-professional personnel as language teachers was investigated using forty residents and an equal number of controls who were matched on the variables of CA, IQ, and Language Age (mean CA 13.28 and mean IQ 33). Two former psychiatric aids were trained as language developmentalists by classroom experiences, informal discussions…
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Research, Institutionalized Persons, Intellectual Development, Language Acquisition
Van Naerssen, Margaret M. – 1979
Research in linguistics (theoretical, socio- and psycho-linguistics) on relative clause formation is reveiwed in order to determine the advisability of teaching this construction in English as a second language (ESL) classes. It is suggested that research on other constructions can lead to implications for teaching these constructions when there…
Descriptors: Comprehension, English (Second Language), Grammar, Intellectual Development
PDF pending restorationDesjarlais, Lionel; Lazar, Avrim – 1976
This is the final report of the project entitled "A Study to Determine the Degree of Relationship between Linguistic Concepts and Structures in French as a Mother Tongue and Stages of Psychological Readiness of Students at the Junior and Intermediate Levels." The project's primary aim was to determine the psychological readiness, with…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Language, Child Psychology, Cognitive Development
