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Hindman, Annemarie H.; Farrow, JeanMarie; Anderson, Kate; Wasik, Barbara A.; Snyder, Patricia A. – Grantee Submission, 2021
Child-directed speech (CDS), which can help children learn new words, has been rigorously studied among infants and parents in home settings. Yet, far less is known about the CDS that teachers use in classrooms with toddlers and children's responses, an important question because many toddlers, particularly in high-need communities, attend…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Federal Programs, Story Reading
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Cook, Vivian – System, 1989
Explores the implications of the principles and parameters theory of Universal Grammar for language teaching. Classroom acquisition depends on the provision of appropriate syntactic evidence to trigger parameter setting, and certain aspects of vocabulary are also crucial. (33 references) (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Language Acquisition, Linguistic Theory, Second Language Instruction
Gladstein, Jill, Ed.; Silver, Rita Elaine, Ed. – Working Papers in Educational Linguistics, 1994
This collection of six papers consists of works in progress undertaken by students and faculty of the University of Pennsylvania's Language in Education Division of the Graduate School of Education. The papers are: (1) "Language Planning and Identity Planning: An Emergent Understanding" (Rebecca Freeman); (2) "Communicative…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Classroom Environment, Cultural Influences, Descriptive Linguistics
Karolides, Nicholas J., Ed. – Wisconsin English Journal, 1987
The compendium of articles in this journal issue deal with the diverse components of the language arts, communication, and critical thinking curricula. The titles and authors of the articles are as follows: (1) "What to Do until the Doctor Comes: Speech in the Language Arts Classroom" (John Fortier); (2) "Teaching and Thinking…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Childrens Literature, Classroom Environment, Critical Thinking