Eleven selected language programs made available between 1967 and 1975 are described. The introduction explores the theoretical perspectives at work during the past 15 years and discusses the factors which should influence language program choice, how children acquire language skills, and techniques for evaluating the success of language…

A bulletin consists of two articles on the language development of disadvantaged children. The opposing positions of language teachers on the "correct" approach to teaching standard English are outlined in one of the articles. On one side are those who favor creativity and freedom of expression while on the other side are the "purists" who are…

This bibliography was compiled to alert educators to early language development documents found in the ERIC microfiche collection and in journal literature. Abstracts of selected documents were taken from "Research in Education (RIE)" and journal article citations from the "Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE)". Included are published and…

Advocates an approach to bilingual education based on vocabulary development and structure of the English language. Reviews methods that were tested and revised or discarded by the author over an 8-year period--including naturalistic, phonetic and programmed approaches--and describes in some detail the strategy found most effective. (BRT)

The stated purpose of the research discussed here was to evaluate a program developed jointly by two teachers of bilingual and economically and otherwise disadvantaged students to deal with language deficiencies in seventh and eighth grade students: the methods incorporated language training in both English and Spanish, and perceptual training.…

The bibliography presents approximately 750 references (from 1900-1975) on speech and language functioning in the mentally retarded. Citations are grouped into two sections: speech and language (development, verbal behavior, and environmental influences), and intervention studies (habilitation, therapy and training programs). References usually…

A pair of severely speech delayed twin girls were separated and placed into parallel school classes where they were given language training with the aim of remediating the effects of their early deprivation. The acceleration in their linguistic ability was paralleled by a marked increase in intellectual functioning as measured by standardized…

This case study describes a broad program of individualized instruction used with a preschool boy exhibiting severe behavior problems. The emphasis of the intervention program was to provide extensive one-to-one interaction between teacher and child. It was designed as an attempt to imitate the common parent-child relationships of children who…

Although studies of verbal abstracting with the cultural-familial mentally retarded have demonstrated a deficit in the ability, the deficit may not be indicative of a basic cognitive deficit; rather, it may be due to a lack of experience with language of a higher conceptual nature. Several training strategies have been followed to overcome the…

The rationale of some current intervention projects that are designed to supply some environmental nurture (affective and cognitive) is discussed. Some major approaches used in these projects and problems related to early intervention are examined. Head Start and Montessori programs are omitted. Strategies utilized in the programs discussed…

The purpose of the Dyslexia Association, established by school officials, teachers, and parents of the Natchez-Adams County School District, was to explore the nature, diagnostic techniques, and remediation of this learning disability in order to establish a specific program in the public schools. Procedures were developed which could be used by…

The SKI HI program, a home intervention model for hearing impaired infants and their families, is described. An overview of the program is provided, followed by separate sections on administrative, direct service, and support service topics (sample subtopics in parentheses): child identification and processing (statewide hearing screening model,…

Four projects, conducted as part of an ongoing programmatic research effort to develop and evaluate curricular modules for Head Start classes, are presented. Project A was an attempt to identify the effectiveness of an intervention approach that involved the introduction into two classes of curricula in language, mathematics, motivation, and…