Describes a reading program for disadvantaged students that utilizes the child's background and experiences and language in beginning reading instruction. (TO)

Data are reported and interpreted involving language imitation, comprehension, and free production of two English dialects. Results indicate that the two dialect systems function behaviorally as separate cognitive systems. (ST)

The authors point out the magnitude of the most critical of the Mexican-American child's problems, the loss of lexical and grammatical signals through underdeveloped perception of English phonology, and demonstrate how this faulty perception vitally affects not only his lexical and grammatical failings but also his ability to learn. They suggest…

After a brief discussion of the difficulties Spanish-speaking children encounter when learning to speak and read English, the authors offer suggestions for curriculum changes and methods of teaching oral English that would facilitate learning for these children. (TO)

Results of this experiment indicated that sixth grade children made better use of context than fourth graders. (ST)

To study development of social speech, 18 dyads of children, ages 3 1/2 to 5, were videotaped in 15-minute play sessions. Results suggest that early forms of social speech entail a surprising level of interpersonal understanding, and that these speech forms are amenable to systematic study. (ST)

Describes the West Riding Educational Priority Area Project, set up in December 1968, the purpose of which was to assess the social, educational and economic factors which might affect the children's academic performance, and to try to find ways of helping them develop their potential. (Author/JM)

Experiments with congenitally deaf children are used to investigate the relationship of language to thought and to affectivity, and the effects of environmental deprivation on intelligence. (DD)

Three studies of the 4-year-old's ability to adjust to a listener are reported. Tape recordings were made of conversations with a 2-year-old, peers, and adults. Results revealed that the younger the listener, the greater the tendency for the 4-year-old to use short, simple utterances and to make efforts to attract and sustain attention. (ST)

Education in Quebec in the 1970's is being staged against the backdrop of the language question, which may be expressed as the desire of the French Canadians to promote the use of their language. The growing importance of language in Quebec is considered. (Editor/RK)

Describes the Alaskan Reading and Language Development Program developed for use with Eskimo children aimed at making education for Alaskan children more meaningful. (MM)

An oral deaf adult discusses her early education (particularly her parents' efforts at instruction and speech training), the growth of her desire to work with the deaf, and the importance of emphasizing understanding what is said rather than methods of communication. (GW)