Suggests that every reading teacher should be an oral interpreter of literature, and describes ways in which to make a work of children's literature come alive for students. (JM)

An "organization of repair" operates in conversation, addressed to recurrent problems in speaking, hearing, and understanding. Several features of that organization are introduced to explicate the mechanism producing a skewing in which self-repair predominates over other-repair, and to show the operation of a preference for self-repair.…

Analyzes how the manufacturer dealt with the Tylenol poisonings: the link between Tylenol and the poisoning was denied, its image as a safe product was bolstered, capsules were differentiated from other products, and as a result, sales recovered. Extends the applicability of apologia as a way to analyze other media campaigns. (SKC)

Compares the effectiveness of systematic desensitization (SD), rational emotive therapy (RET), and visualization (VIS) in reducing communication apprehension (CA). Concludes that, while all treatment modes reduce CA, no significant differences were found in their effectiveness. Emphasizes that VIS is a relatively simple technique that can be used…

Reports on how children talking together in an organized way in the classroom can help them become coherent, competent, and confident communicators. (SRT)

Describes the extended degree program in Speech Communication at the University of Northern Colorado, including: (1) a brief history of the program; (2) the design, format, and unique features of the program; and (3) survey feedback from students concerning their perceptions of the program. (MS)

Examines the choice-making processes of students engaged in the selection of speech introduction strategies. Finds that the frequency of students making decision-making errors was a positive function of public speaking apprehension. (MS)

Contends that increased attention to extramural support for communication scholarship is necessary, if not sufficient, for communication to prosper in the immediate future. Lists assertions in support of expending energy on extramural funding. (MS)

Regardless of diagnosis, 22 autistic adolescents, 21 Down's syndrome adolescents, and a sample of clinically normal preschoolers were all able to respond correctly to simple instrumental gestures (e.g., be quiet, come here). However, the ability to initiate such gestures varied, and no autistic adolescent ever used expressive gestures. (JW)

Offers models of three message design logics--expressive, conventional, and rhetorical--as alternatives to the premises and beliefs of ends to means reasoning. Describes a general method of message analysis based on these models, which is exemplified in a study of messages used in addressing a regulative communication task. (MM)

Indicates that (1) males with low interpersonal orientation (IO) were least vocally active and expressive and least consistent in their speech performances, and (2) high IO males and low IO females tended to demonstrate greater speech convergence than either low IO males or high IO females. (JD)

Examines the dimensionality of compliance-gaining message use (CGMU) ratings. Analyzes data from three studies, suggesting that the multidimensional solutions they present are spurious. Presents a unidimensional model which claims that CGMU is related nonlinearly to message choice. (JD)

Examines the interaction effects of speech rate, pitch variation, and loudness on two personality prototypes--competence and benevolence--that have emerged from research on voice and personality. Rate and pitch variation were the most influential for competence and benevolence, respectively. (SRT)

The article reviews augmentative and alternative communication symbol classifications reported in the literature over the past decade. The "aided/unaided" dichotomy (based on user production of the symbol) is proposed as the superordinate level of classification, rather than the "static/dynamic" (based on transmission of…

The verbal participation of Anglos, Mexican Americans, and Native Americans in group therapy sessions for alcoholic patients was examined. Fifteen therapy groups with a total number of 265 alcoholic inpatients were recorded. Anglo patients had significantly higher verbal participation than either Mexican American or Native American patients. (NQA)