Discusses the proposition that English is "one subject" for both testing and teaching purposes and suggests that language and literature should be considered separately as different subjects. (RB)

Discusses the role of the home and the school in remedying language problems of the culturally disadvantaged. (RB)

There is a need for a new approach to the teaching of English as a foreign language which will shift the focus of attention from the grammatical to the communicative properties of language in order to show how the language system is used to express scientific facts and concepts. (Author/LG)

Discusses the relationship between psycholinguistics and the teaching of French and offers suggestions for improving teaching methods. (PM)

A parent describes language training techniques she initiated with her learning disabled son at 3 1/2 years of age that include use of the words why, and how, as well as pronouns and figurative phrases. (MC)

The influence of perceptual factors and language comprehension on quantity judgments (number conservation) was assessed in children, aged 2-5. (ST)

Over 2000 samples of the writing of eleven to eighteen year olds were analyzed as part of an attempt to formulate and validate a system for categorizing student writing. The system that resulted has two dimensions: the function served by the piece of writing and the audience to which it is addressed. Significant associations were found between the…

Reports on preliminary attempts to find a set of non-linguistic categories in minimally verbal infants. A methodology suitable for the presentation of semantically-defined concepts (agent and recipient) was developed. (Author/ED)

This paper analyzes the play language of Tzeltal children and their extensive use of metaphor. The ability to use figurative language early is significant for a child's ability to extend command of language and expression. (CHK)

The goal of this article is to give a survey of the literature and theoretical trends relevant to language acquisition. Developments in the fields of psychology, psycholinguistics, sociology, sociolinguistics and in various interdisciplinary studies are discussed. (Text is in French.) (CLK)

Reports on a study to determine the origin, development, and use of the comparative in children ages 2-7. The role of adult-child interaction in acquisition is discussed. Tabulated results show that the comparative is used infrequently by young children. (Text is in French.) (CLK)

The development of listening skills in deaf children requires emphasis during the child's entire waking day, selection of an appropriate hearing aid, educational intervention, and sequentially organized teaching-learning experiences. (Author/LS)

Noted are six techniques used in an infant program to aid communication between oral deaf parents and their deaf infants. (LS)