English teachers can gain experience and insight when listening to the sound patterns of the young. (MR)

To make a spelling program more effective, use the children's spelling tests to analyse their errors and indicate spelling patterns. (JH)

Reading success will be encouraged if children are given ample opportunity to verbally respond to first-hand experiences. (JH)

Suggests activities for teaching elementary students about types of word-meaning changes. (JH)

The study found that intonation or melody pattern contributes to reading comprehension ability. (JH)

Examines several specific language blocks to English language acquisition by native speakers of Spanish. (SW)

Spelling research indicates that many children already know how to spell a large number of the spelling words for their grade level and thus may be receiving unnecessary instruction. (JH)

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)

The teacher of black students needs to develop a sensitivity to their rich communicative language styles in order to use the varied styles in the classroom situation. (JH)

Children learn to speak their mother tongue by immersion in it; they can learn to read their language in the same manner. (JH)

To enhance reading comprehension and critical reading skills, more attention should be placed on patterns inherent in the English language. (JH)

Presents results of a study of the phonological, morphological, and syntactical oral language patterns of disadvantaged children of New Orleans. Many of the findings are relevant to beginning reading instruction. (TO)

The article discusses how semantic variations in the speech of lower socioeconomic children reflects the deprivations in their lives. (MF)