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Savage, John E. – Elementary English, 1972
Examines the reason why new grammar has failed to make the impact that was predicted fifteen or so years ago.(RB)
Descriptors: English Curriculum, Grammar, Instructional Materials, Language Acquisition
Peer reviewedFoorman, Barbara R.; And Others – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1981
Five- and seven-year-old English and Spanish speaking children were tested on short term memory, perceptual matching, and referential communication tasks to determine the relationship between linguistic coordination and language group. English speakers had significantly lower performance on the communication and perceptual tasks. (Author/APM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary Education, English
Download full textChomsky, Carol – 1971
Language acquisition in children, ages 6 to 10 years, and their linguistic competence with respect to complex aspects of English syntax, are studied. The nature of specific disparities between adult and child grammar are discussed, and the gradual reduction of these disparities as the children's knowledge of language increases is traced. In all,…
Descriptors: Child Language, Correlation, Elementary School Students, Knowledge Level
