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Download full textBaldwin, A. L.; Frank, S. M. – 1969
To find out what factors are involved in a child's learning of syntax, investigators studied the syntactic complexity of the language a mother and child use when talking to each other. The complexity measure used was one developed by Dr. Sheldon Frank and Dr. Harry Osser, and is based on the concepts of generative grammar and transformations.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Difficulty Level, Kernel Sentences, Language Acquisition
Fearn, Leif; Martucci, Amelia – 1969
This annotated bibliography offers representative works from material for the development of teachers and children. It is organized under several categories significant to the teacher in the reading curricular sphere. The whole area of reading instruction is given attention as is the role of language development as an influence upon reading.…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth, Instructional Materials
Taylor, Orlando L. – 1969
In discussing the rich linguistic history of Afro-Americans, the author points out that black people had a linguistic system when they came to the New World and frequently had a knowledge of a form of English which had been influenced by Black Portuguese and West African languages. Despite many assertions to the contrary, Black English, "the…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Black History, Creoles, Educational Policy
Ingram, David, Ed. – 1974
The purpose of this newsletter is to report current activities concerning the study of child language. Each issue will offer reports of ongoing research, announcements of upcoming meetings and conferences and reports on those recently held, and news of recent publications concerning language acquisition. This issue's research report is "Child…
Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Development, Communication Skills, Language Ability
Pollio, Marilyn Roberta Dyller – 1973
The purpose of this study was to determine the developmental patterns of figurative language in elementary school children of varied socioeconomic and achievement backgrounds. Children were randomly selected from grades three through six in five elementary schools of differing socioeconomic levels. Within each school one experimental class per…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Creative Writing, Elementary Education, Figurative Language
Murphy, Lois B.; Leeper, Ethel M. – 1973
Discussed are ways to develop language communication skills in preschool children attending a child care center. Examples of communication without words such as animal sounds and actions are given. Babies are seen to learn to talk through the aid of a mother and child care worker who decipher the signals and encourage babbling in infants and…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education, Exceptional Child Education
Rodgers, Theodore – 1971
Experimental work on the concept of linguistic difficulty is summarized. Inherent linguistic difficulty is distinguished from contrastive linguistic difficulty. Studies of phonological acquisition are cited which tend to support the notion of an ordered acquisition of language features, and it is recommended that we look to cross-linguistic…
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Interference (Language), Language Acquisition, Language Universals
Platt, Penny – 1974
The grapho-linguistic approach to teaching reading involves the labeling of self-initiated graphic images reinforced by the copying of the written labels, which helps the child to understand the transference of meaning from the object to its name to its written name. The best time to start labeling strategies is when the child draws recognizable…
Descriptors: Art Expression, Associative Learning, Beginning Reading, Child Development
Merryman, Milisande Louise – 1973
This study investigated the effect on the reading comprehension of preschool children of matching syntactic patterns in written materials to patterns in their level of language acquisition. It also examined whether a language experience method or a prescribed vocabulary method had different effects on the results. Eighty randomly selected subjects…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Language Acquisition, Language Experience Approach, Preschool Children
Fearn, Leif, Comp.; Martucci, Amelia, Comp. – 1969
This annotated bibliography offers representative works from material for the development of teachers and children. It is organized under several categories significant to the teacher in the reading curricular sphere. The whole area of reading instruction is given attention as is the role of language development as an influence upon reading.…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth, Instructional Materials
Hartman, Bertha – 1973
The inability of the emotionally handicapped youngster to respond appropriately to sense stimuli is shown by cluttered, inaccurate, or aggravated reactions. For him, school is full of frustrations and failures. He must be provided with relevant motivational and pleasurable learning activities to interest him long enough for teaching to take place.…
Descriptors: Activities, Emotional Disturbances, Handicapped Children, Language Acquisition
Charrow, V. R.; Fletcher, J. D. – 1973
The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) was administered to 26 deaf students (approximately 18 years of age) to determine (1) whether deaf children of deaf parents (DP), as users of American Sign Language and as possessors of a shared code, would outperform deaf children of hearing parents (HP); (2) whether the performance of DP…
Descriptors: Deafness, English (Second Language), Foreign Students, Handicapped Children
Chalfont, James C.; And Others – 1970
The study sought to develop an integrated training program for children with mongolism based on their observed assets and deficits. The program's three major curricular emphases were self care skills, language development, and motor development needed in recreational activities. The teaching techniques included task analysis, behavior…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Exceptional Child Research, Language Acquisition, Mental Retardation
Horton, David L., Ed.; Jenkins, James J., Ed. – 1971
This report describes the proceedings of a conference that brought together 20 psychologists and psycholinguists to present their particular research interests and to attempt to find communalities of thinking through discussion of "The Perception of Language." One position held that thinking is merely subvocal speech, and that at the base of all…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Conferences, Generative Grammar, Language Acquisition
McGee, Jerry; And Others – 1971
An evaluation was conducted on the effectiveness of classroom services authorized by 1969 Oregon legislation and provided to trainable mentally retarded (TMR) children between 4 and 21 years of age. During the 1969-70 school year, services were provided to 483 TMR children in 15 different projects administered by the Mental Health Division and 14…
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Research, Language Acquisition, Mental Retardation, Moderate Mental Retardation
