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Download full textDay, David E.; Nurss, Joanne
This report suggests some of the implications for those who are teaching young children or for those who might be involved in designing language programs. It is based on the results of a 1968-69 study to determine the effects of instruction over one school year on the language behavior of disadvantaged prekindergarten children in public schools…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, English Instruction, Language Ability, Language Acquisition
Rubin, Rosalyn; And Others – 1972
An extensive review of the literature on the relationship of speech articulation to reading and other language skills has revealed few studies in which relevant variables were clearly defined and carefully controlled. Results of past investigations fail to provide conclusive data due to the lack of consistency in defining disability groups, lack…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Delayed Speech, Language Acquisition, Oral Reading
Doman, Glenn – 1971
This paper discusses the place of reading instruction in the education of brain-injured children and presents some arguments for early reading instruction for children in general. Reading instruction is especially suitable for brain-injured children because reading presents an additional means of stimulating the brain. Meaning is attached to…
Descriptors: Children, Early Childhood Education, Early Reading, Language Acquisition
Whiteley, Darryl – 1971
Criticism of traditional methods of foreign language vocabulary study points out the need for a well-organized and systematic approach to information retrieval. A dual method is proposed which involves a learning and retrieval unit. Detailed description of the two systems illustrates how the student may allot and use his revision time in the most…
Descriptors: Information Retrieval, Instructional Program Divisions, Language Acquisition, Language Instruction
TEMPLIN, MILDRED C. – 1966
A COMPARATIVE, LONGITUDINAL STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO EXAMINE SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF DEAF AND NORMAL CHILDREN ON SELECTED COGNITIVE TASKS. THE SAMPLE, DISTRIBUTED INTO 3 AGE CATEGORIES, CONSISTED OF 72 NORMAL AND 60 DEAF CHILDREN. MEASURES WERE SELECTED TO ASSESS THE PERFORMANCE OF SUBJECTS (1) IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF COGNITION, (2) BY…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Tests, Comparative Analysis, Deafness
Ackerman, Paul D. – 1976
This study examined adult-child interaction during story readings, specifically the complexity and richness of extra-script dialogue as a function of how familiar the child and adult reader have become with a particular story through repeated readings. Subjects were approximately 50 children, ages 3 to 6 years. Two-minute segments were selected…
Descriptors: Intellectual Development, Interaction Process Analysis, Language Acquisition, Mothers
Smiley, Sandra S., Ed.; Towner, John C., Ed. – 1975
This symposium brought together specialists in the fields of education, linguistics, and psychology to discuss the relationships between language and reading. Separate papers discuss reading and language development, the reading process, the role of prediction in reading, the contribution of pragmatics to reading, and the development of reading…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Conferences, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Acquisition
Guenther, Audrey A.; Mills, Patrick R. – 1976
The inductivist model of language acquisition was tested by comparing the linguistic development of impulsive kindergarten children with that of reflective children, who, in general, make fewer errors on inductive reasoning tasks. The 81 children sampled were tested with the Matching Familiar Figures Test and with measures of syntactic and…
Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Style, Language Acquisition, Language Research
Ehmann, Jeanne Stettner – 1976
The cognitive levels of 60 children from grades one, three, and five were compared with their linguistic performance on selected examples of similes and metaphors. Cognitive level was measured using Raven's Colored Progressive Matrices; a new instrument was developed to assess children's linguistic performance. Results indicated a significant…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Developmental Stages, Doctoral Dissertations
Frye, Edward T. – 1975
The effectiveness of a performance-based, experimental writing program was investigated in samples of fifth- and sixth-grade children. The writing program provided instruction in specific syntactic variables from Golub's formula for syntactic density. Six teachers in one school were involved in the 15-week experimental program; four teachers in…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Research, English Instruction
Florida Learning Resources System/CROWN, Jacksonville. – 1975
Provided is a language activities information packet designed to help preschool and primary level teachers identify and remediate areas of need in language development. Included is a checklist of primary language arts skills for children from 2 - 6 years-old, an expressive language evaluation scale for ages 6 months - 7 years, and a description of…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Early Childhood Education, Educational Assessment, Identification
Peer reviewedGreene, Barbara; Matson, Marianne – English Journal, 1976
The study of psycholinguistics seems to enable English teachers to make their classes more effective and more enjoyable. (JH)
Descriptors: Creative Writing, English Curriculum, English Instruction, Language Acquisition
Peer reviewedStrong, William – English Journal, 1976
Sentence combining practices works best as a skill-building adjunct to regular composition work. (JH)
Descriptors: English Curriculum, English Instruction, Kernel Sentences, Language Acquisition
Peer reviewedConnor, Leo E. – Volta Review, 1976
Descriptors: Auditory Training, Deafness, Educational Needs, Educational Programs
Peer reviewedCullinan, Douglas; And Others – Journal of Special Education, 1975
The phenomenon of imitation is seen to be a powerful but underemployed rehabilitation strategy for use in special education. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Cognitive Development, Counseling, Elementary Secondary Education
