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Peer reviewedLeonard, Laurence B. – Topics in Language Disorders, 1983
Research is reviewed on the ability of language-disordered children to select and modify their speech based on the listener and the situation. Among conclusions drawn are that language-disordered children, in general, are sensitive to listener characteristics as well as situations appropriate to their level of linguistic development. (CL)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Language Acquisition, Language Handicaps, Linguistics
Peer reviewedBochner, Sandra – Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1983
A longitudinal study of five handicapped hospitalized infants revealed that restriction in objects available for play was associated with a delay in play skill acquisition, lack of appropriate consistent interactive experiences with caretakers may have contributed to delayed development, and infants unable to initiate social contact had limited…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Infants, Institutionalized Persons, Interpersonal Competence
Peer reviewedMartin, Nancy – English in Education, 1976
Stresses the importance of models in the development of youngsters' reading and writing skills. (RB)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Language Acquisition, Models, Reading Skills
Peer reviewedKing, Martha L. – Theory Into Practice, 1975
This article discusses the language acquisition of children and how language causes anxiety in school. (RC)
Descriptors: Children, Language, Language Ability, Language Acquisition
Marland, Michael – Times Educational Supplement (London), 1976
Author provided a personal view of the Bullock Report's effect on secondary schools. (Editor/RK)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Educational Policy, Educational Practices, Language Acquisition
Rennie, John – Times Educational Supplement (London), 1976
Author argued that the Bullock Report has failed to get through to its many different audiences. (Editor/RK)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Language Acquisition, Program Evaluation, Reports
Peer reviewedDimitrijevic, Naum R. – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1976
Discusses the lack of a neurolinguistics section at the 1975 AILA conference in Stuttgart and urges its inclusion at the next meeting. (KM)
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Linguistics
Peer reviewedO'Donnell, Roy C. – Research in the Teaching of English, 1976
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Language Research, Measurement Techniques, Syntax
Peer reviewedHook, J. N. – English Education, 1976
Urges teachers to devote more attention to the study of the English language. (DD)
Descriptors: English Education, Language, Language Acquisition, Linguistics
Peer reviewedVincent-Smith, Lisbeth; And Others – Child Development, 1974
The acquisition of language-receptive processes in preschool children was studied using a word association task. (ST)
Descriptors: Comprehension, Discrimination Learning, Language Acquisition, Preschool Children
Lunt, Ingrid – Special Education, 1973
Discussed is the use of rhythm to aid language development in mentally handicapped children, and reported are research studies on rhythmic abilities of the mentally handicapped (DB)
Descriptors: Children, Exceptional Child Education, Language Acquisition, Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedScholnick, Ellin Kofsky; Adams, Marilyn Jager – Child Development, 1973
Semantic and cognitive factors governing passive-voice comprehension were studied in kindergarten, first-, and second-grade children. (ST)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Elementary School Students, Language Acquisition, Psycholinguistics
Peer reviewedMaratsos, Michael P. – Child Development, 1973
Preschool children judged the larger of pairs of stimuli. Three-year olds responded with above-chance accuracy, while 4- and 5-year olds defined "big" as "tall." (ST)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Concept Formation, Language Acquisition, Preschool Children
Gaffney, John – College and University Journal, 1973
Higher education must work to avoid the abuse of the English language. (PG)
Descriptors: English, English Instruction, Higher Education, Language Acquisition
Foster, Florence P. – NJEA Review, 1971
Fundamental to the language experience approach is an understanding that every child's language can make reading. Every child is an author. (Author)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Language Acquisition, Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods
