Suggests alternatives to questioning after reading that involve students and encourage independence. (AEA)

This article, directed to the classroom teacher, provides background information on stuttering and suggests ways that the teacher can alleviate the stuttering child's anxiety and restore his confidence in his ability to communicate effectively. (Author/SJL)

A student, who also appears to be a language teacher, reviews the highlights of a Spanish course, describes her teacher's approach, recalls classroom episodes, assesses her own and other students' reactions, the ebb and flow of motivation... all in the form of a letter to her former teacher. (MES)

A psychosocial model of assessment is needed to explore the environment and its effect on the individual and to develop more appropriate programs for the handicapped. Assessors, particularly in the health fields, will have to be made aware of these procedures. (CJ)

An overview of studies on the role of talk in student learning. (RL)

Discusses the classroom teacher as role model for children acquiring language. Cites the traditional teacher-oriented format as one reason children do not imitate teachers' speech. (HTH)

Reviews research on the importance of oral language for the child and provides a framework for curriculum design based on talk purposes, talk contexts, and talk planning. (DD)

Examines the problem of sex discrimination and sex-role stereotyping with respect to instruction in undergraduate science laboratory classes. Deals specifically with the behavior of instructors as they interact with students during laboratory sessions. A significant difference in male and female teacher behavior was found in three basic areas.…

Describes several techniques of informal assessment which might supplement test results. (DD)

This paper analyzes teacher communication with deaf students in terms of four dimensions: power, repair, pace, and linguistic complexity. Students interacting with teachers who used communicative features associated with power communicated less effectively than with teachers who exerted less power. Evidence that adults can change how they…

Focuses on the implications of identity in the construction of classroom culture. Finds that teacher/researchers usually center attention on the students in the room, with the teacher being peripheral. Uses an informal survey to help examine participants' institutions for racial, gender, and class differences. (PA)

Identifies a number of ways that teachers and students can misunderstand and confuse each other with their language-based communications in the classroom. Cultural variations in the formats for teacher-led lessons and child-generated personal experience narratives are described, using research findings from Canadian Inuit and Algonquin…

Discusses the case of Cecilia Lacks, a seasoned high school English teacher from St. Louis, Missouri, who was fired for failing "to censor her students' creative expression." Discusses the author's experiences as a demonstration teacher in which lively and imaginative classroom discussions were greeted with disdain by the school principal for…

Describes a strategy to incorporate interactive and cooperative methods into oral reports of term papers. Introduces fresh perspectives into the subject of discussion and sparks new interests on the part of the students. (JRH)

Examines use of behavior alteration techniques (BATs) to gain student compliance in the Chinese context. Finds that Chinese college teachers use most the BATs that United States college teachers use; use many BATs even more frequently; but communicate behavior alteration messages that differ from those used by United States teachers. Notes that…