Study reveals that a large percentage of students appear to suffer from severe reading and writing handicaps. (Author/ML)

Argues that visuals constitute a language" in that they suggest physical objects . . . just as words signify their referents;" an adaptation of a paper presented at national convention of Department of Audiovisual Instruction, YNational Education AssociationI (Houston, Texas, March 28, 1968). (Editor/RD)

Describes the results of an analysis of Chinese characters carried out at the National Bureau of Standards and indicates how it might be applied in the Chinese or Japanese language classroom. Paper presented to the Chinese Language Teachers Association, MLA Convention, Denver, Colorado, December 1969. (FWB)

Demonstrates that "contractions and their related uncontracted counterparts may have different derivational histories, different semantic contents and different syntactic functions" and discusses the implications of these findings for the teaching of English to speakers of other languages. Revised version of a paper presented at the…

The authors describe a developmental approach for teaching expressive writing skills to learning disabled adolescents. General guidelines for remediation are outlined, and activities useful in a developmental writing approach are listed. (SW)

Discusses reasons why lawyers persist in their use of legalese. (PD)

Describes interferences from the phonologic system of Arabic in the French spoken by Arabs, using data recorded in the works of French authors from the Maghreb region. The analysis focuses on instances of interference concerning the perception and production of vowels, consonants, and syllables. (MES)

The necessity for stylistic appropriateness in translation as well as correct content is discussed. To acquire this skill, translators must be trained in stylistics through close examination of their own language and must have practice in translating for different audiences at different levels. (PMJ)

A study of seventh-, ninth-, and eleventh-grade students' ability to apply letter-sound correspondence to synthetic words indicates that, although by seventh grade, students have largely mastered letter-sound correspondences, low ability students do not approach the same mastery as average and high ability students until the eleventh grade. (JMF)

Included among the 10 commandments for good writing are: (1) Write with verbs and nouns; (2) Write for yourself and other people; (3) Do not write in jargon; (4) Read aloud your writing; (5) Do not write cluttered sentences; and (6) Use concrete words and phrases. (JN)

Research studies underline the differences in backgrounds for proficient writers and for nonproficient writers. Proficient writers tend to have had role models in family members whom they had observed engaging in composition. In addition, "good writers" tend to receive more encouragement in their efforts at composition from parents and teachers.…