After taking base rate measures of verbal behavior, using a specially devised Story Telling Test and selected sub-tests from the Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities, 34 children with a mean age of 4-4, attending a year-round Head Start program, were assigned to matched experimental and control groups. The children in the experimental group…

To determine the influence of typewriting on selected language arts skills and motor development of the educable mentally retarded (EMR), the study investigated the academic achievement of such students in reading, vocabulary, spelling, and in motor skill development resulting from the use of the typewriter and specially prepared typewriting…

The second of two volumes, the document contains the appendixes to a study which investigated the influence of typewriting on selected language arts skills and motor development of educable mentally retarded students. The academic achievement of such students in reading, vocabulary, spelling, and in motor skill development, after completing…

The need for students to use new vocabulary words in complete sentences is stressed, so that the teacher may be certain the words are properly understood and a part of the student's vocabulary. Examples show student confusion arising from a misinterpretation of the dictionary definition or a failure to recognize parts of speech. The special…

A series of supplementary readers is being developed to increase reading interest and to build vocabulary among Navajo Indian children. Words used are taken from experiences in which the child is a daily participant. Illustrations in Book I depict the environment of the Navajo reservation, while Book II moves from the reservation to a community…

One of a series prepared by the Hawaii Newspaper Agency, this teaching guide offers suggestions on using the newspaper to teach the disadvantaged child communication and reading skills. The objectives are to acquaint students with the format and contents of the newspaper; to improve vocabulary and comprehension; to encourage students to write…

The purpose of this investigation was to study the effects of a multimedia program of vocabulary development on the reading achievement of adults. An experimental and a control group were randomly chosen from Air Force personnel enrolled in the Prep remedial reading program. The instruments used in this study were: The United States Armed Service…

This programmed workbook is designed for use with the introductory reader for the beginning audiolingual Latin course. The workbook allows the student to work without direct teacher aid, to work and review at his own speed, to correct answers immediately, and to pursue good independent study habits. Like the reader, the workbook is structured by…

This is a report on the first year of a pilot program for building reading comprehension in all subject areas, conducted in six school districts located in a rural area near Phoenix, Arizona, during the school year 1972-1973. Over 50 percent of the high school students were bilingual or bi-cultural. In order to remedy reading retardation, teachers…

The project purpose was to develop and field test a program of instruction for young deaf children which could be used in existing classrooms. The main program contained two areas of instruction in written language: verb vocabulary at a high level of generalization and sentence structure. The program materials were field tested with 78 children in…

This study--a follow-up to one conducted by Giles in 1965-- compared the written compositions of fourth grade pupils who had been in Project Head Start in the summer of 1965 with those of comparable pupils not in the program to determine possible differences in their written language development. Seventy Negro students were divided by sex and…

Behavioral objectives for various skill areas related to reading are listed for eleven levels (A through K). Each level deals with seven or eight skill areas, and each area has from one to 12 objectives with specific examples given for each objective. The skills for the various levels are visual discrimination, auditory discrimination, literal…

This study was concerned with whether or not supplementary work in the subskill areas of comprehension would increase the overall comprehension level of pupils more than supplementary work with vocabulary development exercise. Sixth-six fourth grade pupils in a middle-class suburban community in central New Jersey were selected as subjects. A…

To determine the effect on simultaneous aural-visual training on the silent reading ability of 72 educationally disadvantaged black college freshmen, three different means of training were investigated. One experimental group (aural-visual) had a simultaneous reading-listening type of training via individual listening headsets with the visual…

Supplementary instructional materials developed by master teachers for use in foreign language classrooms are compiled in this booklet. The materials are intended for teachers of French, German, Spanish, and FLES. A wide variety of activities focusing on vocabulary development, grammar, conversational skills, and classroom games is included. (RL)