In a study of the use and potential of incomplete pictures for enhancing recall of orally presented prose passages, 72 educable mentally retarded (EMR) students, half reading at or above a third-grade level and half below, were randomly assigned in equal numbers to one of four conditions: control, imagery, and two incomplete-picture variations. No…

This study was conducted to determine the effect that hands-on, creative activity using the Language Experience Approach would have on language usage in students' written stories. Twenty-five fifth grade students were randomly divided into three sample groups. Sample A received hands-on, creative stimulus and art materials; Sample B looked at and…