Preschool children's comprehension of the adverbial modifiers "very" and "sort of" was experimentally investigated in 64 children. (Author/NCR)

This experiment used two groups of preschoolers and one group of young grade-schoolers to test for their comprehension of presuppositions and negation in complex syntax. (NCR)

The basic-operations hypothesis predicts that for any transformation which is composed of more than one basic operation, there exists a class of errors in children's speech correctly analyzed as failure to apply one (or more) of the operations specified in the adult formulation of the rule. (Author/CTM)

A measure of standard English (SE) performance was administered to children from ten culture/language groups in the Western United States. The results of the test indicate that elementary school children from a wide variety of cultural and linguistic backgrounds experience difficulty with the same SE grammatical features. (Author/AM)

A review of the history of French immersion programs since their inception 15 years ago. The following topics are also addressed: a review of the findings of immersion research, new directions with regard to other forms of language teaching, quality of second language development, future research and teacher training. (AMH)

Reports research on the influence of parents and the home environment in developing the child's reading potential and describes parent education programs designed to involve the parent in the learning development of the child. (MAI)

It is suggested in this essay that the school curriculum and its relevance to the ways in which children are socialized have become central concerns in the social science and philosophy of education. (LBH)

Black students that were grouped for English ability by their standardized test scores translated a standard English text into black dialect. Analytical data show group differences in dialect facility that correlate to standard English ability, suggesting that language development affects both dialect performance and standard English learning. (RL)

The system of deriving baby speech from adult speech is discussed. The theory is based on the system of consonantal replacements. (NCR)

Reviews the research on first and second language acquisition, enumerates some basic features of human language learning, and discusses implications for the foreign language classroom. (RM)

Describes an investigation of the nature of English dialect acquisition among bilingual Puerto Ricans. Subjects were in the sixth grade of a school in the Puerto Rican community in North Philadelphia. Results show that subjects can socially classify linguistic variants from two competing systems and use them appropriately. (Author/RM)

A thorough knowledge of the relationship of language and reading will lead to more effective teaching than following a list of basic skills. (MKM)

Four points in first versus second language teaching practices are contrasted: (1) order of mastery of linguistic structures and fluency; (2) ordering of presentation of linguistic structures; (3) teacher's role; (4) order of acquisition of linguistic form and function. Ways to use first language teaching practices in ESL are suggested. (CHK)

A description of the language curriculum at the Harrisville School in New Hampshire, a school for children age 4-7. Language use is encouraged as part of the children's natural interaction with other children, materials, and teachers. (BD)

The expertise required to fulfill the role of "language specialist" is such that it is unlikely that many teachers are prepared to undertake the duties. Considers the essential qualities which the specialist should possess and offers a description of those areas which he could pursue. (Author/RK)