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Hidalgo, P. Angel – Yelmo, 1971
Part 1 appeared in the October-November 1971 issue of Yelmo." (DS)
Descriptors: Alphabets, Charts, Consonants, Language Instruction
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And Others; Shapiro, Bernard J. – Journal of Educational Research, 1971
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Conventional Instruction, Initial Teaching Alphabet, Language Instruction
Hofmann, T. R. – 1973
There are several practical reasons for preferring syllabic writing in teaching the Eskimo language to non-Eskimos: (1) the use of syllabic writing avoids the Roman letters t, l, n, s, g, and r, which stimulate the pronunciation habits of French or English; (2) syllabic writing is well-suited to Eskimo because of its small number of vowels; (3)…
Descriptors: Alphabets, American Indian Languages, Eskimos, Language Instruction
Bruininks, Robert H.; And Others – 1969
This study contrasted the psycholinguistic abilities of good and poor readers from disadvantaged backgrounds after completion of the first grade, using the Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities. It was predicted that disadvantaged children classified as poor readers would be significantly inferior to those identified as good readers on…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum, Initial Teaching Alphabet
Dunn, Lloyd M.; Bruininks, Robert H. – 1968
The Cooperative Language Development Project studied the efficacy of the Initial Teaching Alphabet (ITA) in teaching beginning reading and the efficacy of the Peabody Language Development Kits in stimulating verbal intelligence, creative thinking, school achievement, and language development. In this monograph, a post-test and follow-up evaluation…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Creativity, Disadvantaged Youth
Ishida, Toshiko – 1977
An analysis of Kanji errors made by students of Japanese at International Christian University over a period of a year, as well as answers to a questionnaire on Kanji study, indicate that the learning of Kanji relies greatly on individual work outside of class. A method is presented which uses slides to enable students to study Kanji on their own.…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Audiovisual Aids, Error Analysis (Language), Independent Study
Dunn, Lloyd M.; And Others – 1968
The purpose of the three-year Cooperative Language Development Project was to examine the efficacy of an oral language development program and an experimental reading program in improving the academic achievement, language development, intellectual functioning, and creative thinking of disadvantaged children in primary grades. The experimental…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Creativity, Disadvantaged Youth
Werdelin, I. – 1966
Three samples of 58 subjects each, selected from the students of seven eighth grade classes and matched with respect to scholastic achievement, program of study, and sex, were taught a foreign alphabet (Arabic) differently. Sample A was told the principles of the alphabet and applied it to examples; Sample B was given most examples first, then…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Arabic, Deduction, Discovery Learning
Dade County Public Schools, Miami, FL. – 1971
This course is designed to teach basic Russian terminology and structure which will allow the student, with the help of a good dictionary, to translate scientific material. Before taking the course, the student should control the Russian sound system and should be thoroughly familiar with the Cyrillic alphabet. This curriculum guide includes a…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives, Curriculum Guides
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Yen, Isabella Y.
This first volume of a 3-year course in Chinese includes a textbook, vocabulary, and character lists. A workbook has been designed for the text (see FL 002 773). Each lesson is divided into sections involving such learning devices as pronunciation drills, pantomime, questions and answers, pattern practice, stories vocabulary, dictation, dialogues,…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Chinese, Homework, Instructional Materials
Zoppis, C. – 1973
This article describes a program at the University of Nancy, for the teaching of introductory phonetic transcription to beginning students majoring in English. The alphabet chosen for this program, the English Pronouncing Dictionary Alphabet, lends itself particularly to use with beginners. Introduction to this alphabet takes place in ten sessions…
Descriptors: Alphabets, College Language Programs, Course Descriptions, English (Second Language)
Werdelin, Ingvar – 1968
The value of using inductive and deductive methods in instructing a mathematical principle and foreign language alphabet are tested with sample groups of sixth and eighth grade students in two separate educational experiments. In both cases, the instructional methods used were--(1) instruction in principle before application to examples, (2)…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, Convergent Thinking