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Hakes, David T. – 1974
This report summarizes two years of research by a team at the University of Austin, aimed at developing and testing a model of sentence comprehension. The general model that has guided the work maintains that, on the basis of cues available in a sentence's surface form, the hearer projects hypotheses about the grammatical relations and semantic…
Descriptors: Ambiguity, Comprehension, Cues, Idioms
Cahn, Lorynne D. – 1974
Through the meaningful interpretation of sensory data and a background in language experiences, an individual can build more effective knowledge structures. With more effective knowledge structures, one can react more discriminatingly to the written and printed word. Sound knowledge structures involve not only the ability to organize and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Critical Reading, Intellectual Development, Language Acquisition
Bryson, Carolyn Q.; Hingtgen, Joseph N. – 1972
The annotated bibliography on early childhood psychosis (infantile autism, childhood schizophrenia, and related disorders) contains 424 entries (books, journal articles, conference and research reports) dating from 1964 through the first 6 months of 1970, which pertain to theory, research, and treatment. Number of entries for each subject is noted…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Autism, Clinical Diagnosis, Emotional Disturbances
Yawkey, Thomas Daniels; Blohm, Paul J. – 1977
This paper reviews theoretical writings on the importance and function of imaginative play in the development of young children, and describes measurement instruments and instructional aids used for imaginative play in home and school settings. A historical summary of the function of play in the young child's life is presented. Early theories saw…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Dramatic Play, Early Childhood Education
Staso, William H. – 1997
This resource for parents and other caretakers to use with infants from 8 to 18 months provides a synthesis of research on early brain development and objective-oriented instruction as the basis for activities that promote intellectual development. Part 1 of the book provides an overview of early development, discusses general ways of enhancing…
Descriptors: Brain, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Early Experience