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Saville-Troike, Muriel; McCreedy, Lynn A. – 1980
Interviews with 108 Navajo children from bilingual first grade classes on Navajo reservations were recorded. Analysis of the interviews focused on phonological, grammatical, and lexical features that show a systematic variation within the speech of individuals or between individuals. Variable features were compared with background factors such as…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, American Indians, Background, Bilingualism
Opalka, Sandra H.; And Others – 1980
Representative of the 30 units comprising first grade Yup'ik lessons, units on clothing, animal families, dog teams, and potlatch (generally a celebration for the dead) are detailed in these lesson plans. Each of the four units is prefaced by a statement of concept/recall objectives, Ak'A Piyarat concept objectives (cultural aspects), and skills…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, Audiolingual Skills, Behavioral Objectives
Chesterfield, Ray; And Others – 1979
The purpose of this part of the multimethod Head Start bilingual/bicultural curriculum evaluation (Juarez and Associates, 1979), is to present the results of a pilot test of a battery of instruments to be used in assessing the effectiveness of four early childhood bilingual/bicultural curriculum models. The instruments pilot tested were the…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Comprehension, Concept Formation, Curriculum Evaluation
Donahue, Mavis L. – 1978
Most studies of language acquisition overlook the fact that a child learns language in the context of acquiring the social skill of conversing known as "turn-taking." The few studies of verbal turn-taking in children suggest that prosodic features (suprasegmentals) and turn-taking skills are integrated by the age of two years, nine months, and…
Descriptors: Child Language, Communicative Competence (Languages), Comprehension, Intellectual Development
Van Naerssen, Margaret M. – 1979
Research in linguistics (theoretical, socio- and psycho-linguistics) on relative clause formation is reveiwed in order to determine the advisability of teaching this construction in English as a second language (ESL) classes. It is suggested that research on other constructions can lead to implications for teaching these constructions when there…
Descriptors: Comprehension, English (Second Language), Grammar, Intellectual Development
Rosenbaum, Harvey; And Others – 1977
The work reported here is part of an ongoing project to develop a language comprehension assessment instrument that: (1) is sensitive enough to pinpoint the particular language phenomena that are causing difficulty or have not been mastered, and (2) is also broad enough in scope to provide a credible and useful description of language proficiency.…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Decoding (Reading), Diagnostic Tests, Language Acquisition
Olshtain, Elite – 1979
The present paper reports on a case study investigating the acquisition of form and function of the English progressive by a seven-year-old Hebrew speaker, learning English as a second language. The paper describes the different elicitation techniques used, and discusses the suitability of such techniques for the investigation of form and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Language, Cognitive Development, English (Second Language)
Meade, Anne, Comp. – 1979
This annotated bibliography cites approximately 500 research reports, theses and essays published in New Zealand on the subject of early childhood care and education. The entries have been grouped under 15 headings: child development, child language, early childhood education, ethnic studies, family life, handicapped children, infant behavior,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Child Care, Child Development, Early Childhood Education
Askins (B.E.) and Associates, Lubbock, TX. – 1979
Designed to develop over five years a model bilingual program for nursery school through grade 6, the demonstration program provided early bilingual education intervention to facilitate the simultaneous learning of two languages and thus develop the cognitive, affective, and psychomotor skills of children with limited English speaking ability from…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Demonstration Programs, Elementary Education
DeMarco, Anita J. – 1978
One of a series of four guides developed for use by parents of children enrolled in a Title I reading improvement program, this booklet provides learning activities and suggestions for developing reading readiness in preschool children. The areas covered include language development, following directions, likenesses and differences, television,…
Descriptors: Alphabetizing Skills, Early Childhood Education, Early Experience, Economically Disadvantaged
Morgan, Griffith A. V.; And Others – 1978
The report presents information from a survey of the needs and characteristics of children with severe communication disorders in Ontario and the programs available to serve them. It is explained that information was gathered from structured interviews with principals, teachers, and 28 parents of language handicapped children, as well as visits to…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Autism, Communication Disorders, Evaluation Methods
Guess, Doug; And Others – 1977
The first of four documents assesses the state of the art in the area of speech and language intervention for preschool handicapped children. It is explained in an introductory chapter that the report is designed to furnish an overview of existing programs and procedures which exemplify the field and identify critical issues which currently exist…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Communication Skills, Handicapped Children, Intervention
KELLEY, K.L. – 1967
THIS PAPER IS A STUDY OF A CHILD'S EARLIEST PRETRANSFORMATIONAL LANGUAGE ACQUISITION PROCESSES. A MODEL IS CONSTRUCTED BASED ON THE ASSUMPTIONS (1) THAT SYNTACTIC ACQUISITION OCCURS THROUGH THE TESTING OF HYPOTHESES REFLECTING THE INITIAL STRUCTURE OF THE ACQUISITION MECHANISM AND THE LANGUAGE DATA TO WHICH THE CHILD IS EXPOSED, AND (2) THAT…
Descriptors: Child Development, Computational Linguistics, Computer Programs, Context Free Grammar
Gordon, Edmund W., Ed. – 1965
Language development in disadvantaged children and the research related to this area are the subjects of this issue of the IRCD Bulletin. The first part discusses the functions of the various components of language and the effects of language deprivation on disadvantaged youngsters. The educational approaches to teaching language fundamentals…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Bilingualism, Dialect Studies, Disadvantaged Youth
May, Frank B. – 1967
This book combines background information on language and communication with methods for developing specific skills needed to cope with the daily communication problems. Comments on environmental effects on language development, on differences in dialects, on reasons for teaching grammar, and on types of grammar precede a discussion of the impact…
Descriptors: Behavior, Communication (Thought Transfer), Creative Expression, Creative Thinking
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