Forty-two right-handed preschool children listened to dichotic presentations of digit names and were told to report only the digit arriving at the designated ear. A significant right-ear superiority was found, demonstrating a left lateralization of verbal processing in children as young as three years of age. (Author/JMB)

It is through use of language that the teacher fosters concept formation, critical thinking, reflection, planning skills and a host of other intellectual capacities in children. This article points the way toward a more effective use of language by planning the development of children's listening skills through tapes, exercises and games.…

In an investigation of comprehension strategies in young children, children in R. Brown's Stages I, II, and III responded to commands varying in length, grammaticality, and meaning. (SB)

Parents have the major responsibility for teaching their children values, communication skills, and social skills, and for providing an environment conducive to their children's emotional growth. This article presents techniques, abstracted from "You and Your Child" (Bill Wagonseller and Richard L. McDowell), which are designed to be used for…

The article describes assistive listening devices, telecommunications devices, and alerting devices for the deaf. Examples of how deaf individuals make use of the devices are given as are approximate costs and sources of additional information. (DB)

The most recent research indicates that listening is a skill that can be taught and learned and that educators should be concerned with listening instruction at all levels as a major aspect of the total communication process. (JOW)

Presents guidelines for reading/listening activities for the holiday season. Eight suggested stories about Christmas or Hanukkah for grades 2 through 6 are listed. (MES)

The comprehension of three systems of synthesized speech for computer screen output by 20 naive staff members at a Blind Rehabilitation Center was evaluated. The study found poor overall recognition performance on all the systems regardless of whether default or subject set parameters were used. (DB)

Mildly mentally retarded adolescents (N=14) and mental age-matched nonretarded children participated in three experiments examining language processing efficiency. Results suggested that the retarded and nonretarded differ in the speed with which the semantic-analytic processes are executed but not necessarily the phonological encoding processes…

Children's ability to recall information and draw inferences from orally presented narratives was examined in sixteen nine- to ten-year-old language/learning (LLD) disabled children and two groups of normally developing children. The LLD children did not differ significantly from the younger aged control group. (Author/DB)

Three experiments were designed to test preschool, first, and second graders' understanding of the term "word." A modified aural discrimination task required children to discriminate word from nonword stimuli. Results indicated that children's word concepts have been underestimated. (Author/BS)

The article proposes a model of reading which incorporates functions of listening as well as speaking and reading aloud. Reading is compared with functioning of a microprocessor. Implications of the analogy and of the mode for diagnosing and remediating reading difficulties are considered. (CL)

Five elementary-aged mentally retarded students participated in a study of two previewing procedures' effects on oral reading and listening. Results indicated that systematic previewing procedures were related to higher performance levels than was baseline (no previewing). The listening procedure was generally related to higher rates of words read…

Guidelines are offered for using listening/reading methods with children with reading disabilities. The listening/reading approach is explained to focus on global rather than individual skill development by using a reading model, tracking the line of print, and reading while listening to the same material. (CL)

A hearing impaired person describes ways in which listening to literature on tape while reading can help develop speech, increase auditory training, improve vocabulary and pronunciation, and lead to better understanding of contextual clues. (CL)