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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
Peer reviewedCullinan, Bernice E.; And Others – Young Children, 1974
Describes a literature-based oral language program and its effects on Black children's ability to reproduce standard English structures. (ST)
Descriptors: Blacks, Early Childhood Education, Language Acquisition, Language Instruction
Peer reviewedBoyd, Patricia A. – TESOL Quarterly, 1975
A detailed error analysis was performed on spontaneous and elicited speech samples of Anglo second graders learning Spanish. The results tended to disconfirm the L to the subpower of 1 = L to the subpower of 2 hypothesis that first and second language acquisition follow identical patterns. However, evidence suggests that genuine similarities do…
Descriptors: Child Language, Error Patterns, Grammar, Language Acquisition
Download full textWhitehead, Frank; And Others – 1966
Children's language abilities develop in a predetermined order, one stage necessarily preceding the next. The rate of this development remains relatively the same for physiologically normal human beings. Through research it is becoming possible to identify critical periods in linguistic development. Teachers could utilize and exploit these growth…
Descriptors: Child Language, Conference Reports, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education
Honig, Alice Sterling, Comp. – 1975
This bibliography contains references to materials relating to language learning and development in the young child, specifically, speaking and understanding language. Receptive, communicative and expressive language as well as particular facets of language imitation and production are topics included. Reference materials are listed in four major…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Child Language, Cognitive Processes, Curriculum Development
Portland Public Schools, OR. – 1968
This guide to a total developmental language program for kindergarten is divided into three sections: (1) Helpful Hints to the Teacher, (2) Expanding Verbal Power, and (3) Linking Language and Thought. Subjects in Section 2 include hearing and speaking clearly, increasing vocabulary, extending meaning, expanding language patterns, conveying ideas,…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Auditory Discrimination, Classification, Expressive Language
Guess, Doug; And Others – 1977
The first of four documents assesses the state of the art in the area of speech and language intervention for preschool handicapped children. It is explained in an introductory chapter that the report is designed to furnish an overview of existing programs and procedures which exemplify the field and identify critical issues which currently exist…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Communication Skills, Handicapped Children, Intervention
Roberts, Elsa – 1970
Four tests--PPVT, ITPA, MRT, WPPSI--commonly used to measure language development in young children are evaluated by four criteria: (1) what development aspects do they claim to tap; (2) what do they actually tap; (3) what linguistic knowledge is presupposed; (4) what special problems face a non-standard English speaker. These tests are considered…
Descriptors: Kindergarten Children, Language Acquisition, Language Patterns, Language Programs
