The effect of the semantic organization of spoken prose on its comprehension by children was studied. The semantic structure was analyzed by dividing the prose into linguistic subunits according to grammatical structure and noting the positions of semantically related subunits. (Editor)

Two attempts to facilitate the aural reception of prose material in educationally subnormal children were compared. (Editor)

The authors evaluate two tests, the "memory code" and the "image generation," which were given to a group of 33 seven-year-old children to measure their imagery performance while reading and listening to prose. Test results and practical implications for education are discussed. (Author/DB)

The verbal-imagery code test appeared to differentiate between individuals on their immediate recall of prose materials which differed in style with respect to the amount of visual description and semantic complexity. These findings are consistent with the view that there is a verbalizer-imager learning style continuum. (Author/SJL)

The relationship between children's temporal ability and their comprehension of spoken prose as measured by a story recall test was studied using an incidental sample of 36 eleven-year-old subjects. The tests of temporal ability consisted of interval reproduction, interval division and pause perception. The nature of temporal ability and its role…

A study of 11-year-old children concluded that the detection of changes in prose material is related to an individual's sex and level of extraversion. (Author/IS)