Indicates that the variables associated with age not only increase recall performance and chunking but they influence the manner in which semantic and syntactic information in sentences is processed as well. (Author/WY)

The processes by which youngsters learn to read and verbalize are examined. (CK)

Suggests that the growth of receptive language functioning in very young children is a crucial developmental area and summarizes some major issues involved in attempting to learn more about it. Portions of this text were included in an invited presentation at the 1969 Conference on Research and Teaching of Infant Development, Merrill-Palmer…

Encourages the teacher to accept the disadvantaged child's language. Lists selected references to help develop language skills. (DR)

Overview of current research on how children learn their native language before school. Implications to aid learning in school are discussed. (DR)

Part of author's Ph.D dissertation, Western Reserve University. Paper presented at National Convention of American Speech and Hearing Association (43rd, Chicago, November 1967).

The research project is being supported by a grant from the Bureau of Research, U.S. Office of Education (OEC 6-10-235)

Two experiments, with about five autistic children (two to 14 years old) in each experiment, assessed the effects of autistic immediate echolalia on acquisition and generalization of receptive labeling tasks. These results indicated that echolalia faciliated generalization for echolalic autistic children but not for functionally mute autistic…

Efficacy of object manipulation and picture identification to teach single words was assessed with four 23- to 40-month-old language impaired children at sensorimotor development level. Among results: two children learned more nouns and verbs in object manipulation condition. (Author)

Results of syntactic and semantic comparisons of 10 retarded children (mean age nine years), 10 normal, and 10 language impaired children matched for MA indicated that retarded children's language abilities were essentially comparable to the normal children without the same linguistic deficiencies as the language impaired children. (Author/CL)

The separate effects of child neglect, abuse, and their interaction upon language development as measured by the Preschool Language Scale were examined in four groups of children (N=79). Findings suggest that child neglect may be the critical type of maltreatment associated with language delay. (Author/CL)

The paper summarizes recent thinking on several aspects of early childhood stuttering, including the acquisition of fluency in young children and its relationship to language acquisition, the relationship of normal childhood nonfluencies to early stuttering, stuttering's relationship to language acquisition, and psycholinguistic influences on…

Meaningful activities are described that are designed to elicit five language functions normally required in relating socially in school settings while stating personal needs; directing the actions of self and others; giving information; reasoning; judging, and predicting; and imagining and projecting into nonclassroom situations. (Author/CL)