While practicing medicine in the Harney Valley of southeastern Oregon, Dr. W. L. Marsden became interested in the language of the Northern Paiute Indians. From 1891 until his death in 1913, he collected linguistic material. His principal informant and teacher was "Patotzi", known as Captain Louey or Captain Louey Crook. A member of the…

This bibliography presents a selection of reading materials for adults and secondary students who are studying English as a Second Language. There is a great variety of reading texts and supplementary readers that have been specifically designed for ESL students, or that are easily adaptable to their needs. Readers have been developed for students…

This first level social studies text, designed for children in bilingual Inupiat-English programs in the Alaskan villages of Ambler, Kobuk, Kiana, Noorvik, Selawik, and Shungnak, names a number of objects typically found in the home. Each page of text is illustrated with a black-and-white drawing. The English equivalent is given at the back and is…

This first level social studies text, designed for children in bilingual Inupiat-English programs in the Alaskan villages of Ambler, Kobuk, Kiana, Noorvik, Selawik, and Shungnak, is a story about a little girl's activities in her home. Each page of text is illustrated with a black-and-white drawing. (CFM)

This first level social studies text, designed for children in bilingual Inupiat-English programs in the Alaskan villages of Ambler, Kobuk, Kiana, Noorvik, Selawik, and Shungnak, is about objects that can be found in a classroom. Each page of text is illustrated with a black-and-white drawing. The English equivalent is given at the back and is not…

This first level social studies text, designed for children in bilingual Inupiat-English programs in the Alaskan villages of Ambler, Kobuk, Kiana, Noorvik, Selawik, and Shungnak, is a story about a child who goes shopping. Each page of text is illustrated with a black-and-white drawing. The English equivalent is given at the back and is not…

Evaluated was a program designed to make an early diagnosis of the emotional problems and learning disabilities of 40 preschool children, and to furnish educational interventions so that these problems might be ameliorated before the children enter formal schooling. The program centered around speech and language, perceptual-motor activities, and…

Intended for parents, the manual is for a 12 week parent education course on the mental stimulation of young handicapped children. Major objectives of the course are helping the child feel positively about himself and helping the child develop his intellectual abilities. Material reinforcements are offered parents who meet criteria for attendance,…

Teachers' lack of understanding and knowledge about language and dialects has resulted in unfavorable attitudes and poor instruction in the community college composition classroom. Students' attitudes about the relationship between language and cultural background have been neglected and many Non-Standard English users have developed negative…

Describes 167 documents dealing with research on bilingualism and bidialectalism; language and verbal learning; literature, humanities, and media; teacher education; testing and evaluation; and written and oral communication. (DD)

This article is to raise questions and stimulate awareness of possible legal ramifications of one level of education being extended to a higher level of education. The Lau v. Nichols decision was chosen. The college administrator needs to be aware of this possibility of extension. (Author)

Describes an assessment procedure that can be used by the counselor with children who are having language problems. States that early detection and appropriate intervention can minimize educational frustration. (Author)

In a comparison study, the receptive portion of the Screening Test of Spanish Grammar and the Spanish version of the Test of Auditory Comprehension of Language were administered to 20 Spanish-speaking Mexican American children (4 to 6-years-old). (Author/IM)

Explores the use of discourse anaphora in scientific abstracts and presents rules to be used for distinguishing anaphoric functioning of terms. The results of tests using these rules are reported, and the implications for natural language understanding, question answering, automatic extracting, query analysis, and bibliographic retrieval are…

A review of the educational program for gifted students in the Soviet Union discusses student responsibilities, program admission, and specialized schools featuring foreign languages, mathematics and physics, music, ballet and arts, sports, and "little academics" (advanced studies). (CB)