This study looks for support for the suggestion in the Speech Learning Model that the phonetic category established in childhood for a first language (L1) sound may evolve gradually if it is linked perceptually to a second language (L2) sound. Assessed here is voice onset time (VOT) in two groups of five bilingual (English and Japanese) speakers,…

People have strong ideas about children growing up with a second or third language. These ideas influence how they look at other people's children, and influence how professionals such as teachers, doctors, and speech therapists advise parents of children growing up bilingually. This digest seeks to dispel some of the myths about children growing…

The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which sociodemographic, language acquisition, college experience, and placement test variables can predict the academic success of immigrant students at a large public university system in the United States. Immigrants were defined as "foreign-born" people, regardless of citizenship or legal…

This book explores the nature and purposes of formulaic language, examining patterns across research from the fields of discourse analysis, first language acquisition, language pathology, and applied linguistics. There are 14 chapters in 6 parts. Part 1, "What Formulaic Sequences Are," includes (1) "The Whole and the…

This study examined behavioral development during the first year of life of 41 infants diagnosed with cerebral palsy, hypotonia, or hypertonia. The KID Scale, an empirically normed, caregiver-report inventory which covers behavior in five domains (cognitive, motor, language, self help, and social) was administered at about 5, 9, and 12 months…

Early Childhood Research and Practice (ECRP), a peer-reviewed, Internet-only journal sponsored by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education (ERIC/EECE), covers topics related to the development, care, and education of children from birth to approximately age 8. ECRP emphasizes articles reporting on practice-related…

Poetry can be a basis for developing reading skills, listening skills, facility in oral English, if it is taught creatively, appealing directly to the inner child. (Author/RB)

This twelfth annual review of research discusses 177 studies in elementary language arts, the majority dealing with reading instruction. (RB)

Paper presented at the 66th annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Denver, Colorado, August 31, 1971. (DD)

Argues that transformational grammar supplies an adequate theoretical model with explanatory power; all that is needed is that the language teacher take a long, hard look at transformational theory. (VM)

Author offers five principles to guide curriculum specialists in organizing their plans for sequencing language experiences in reading. (MB)

Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Orthopsychiatric Association (New York, New York, 1969). (JM)

Examines three studies related to the reading achievement of hearing-impaired students. (VJ)