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)

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)

An examination of ERIC documents pertinent to this topic; a preprint from a forthcoming publication of the National Conference on Research in English. (Editor/RD)

The techniques used to collect data on the dominant speech patterns and verbal expressions of elementary school children are described as a means of systematizing oral language instruction. Specific recurring errors discovered in children's communication are discussed: the failure to focus on a major point, to support ideas, and to clarify…

This study investigated the relationship between the syntactical language development of first grade children and their socio-ethnic status. From a random selection of 160 first grade children, 19 Caucasians with highly developed language abilities were selected from a high socioeconomic stratum to be compared with 19 Negroes with low language…