The English language development of an unselected group of 20 hearing impaired children (mean age approximately four) taught Signed English was studied over a four-year period. (Author/PHR)

Describes a games-based instructional kit for elementary students on visual literacy, art vocabulary, and environmental design called "The Art Connection." The kit utilizes a teaching strategy called "See-Imagine-Do" which is further described in an article on pp13-17 of this issue. (SJL)

Presents some classroom games that can be used for review purposes in helping students to memorize vocabulary items. The games are divided into two major categories, one which is intended for help in reviewing characters, and one which is intended to help in reviewing vocabulary and pronunciation. Each game is described. (PJM)

Provides six propositions concerning the use of vocabulary in business writing. Suggests practical exercises for teaching these propositions to business students. (RL)

Shows how one teacher develops student vocabulary and spelling skills as part of the writing process. (RL)

Sees word formation as an economical, important means of building vocabulary. Gives examples showing several different word-building patterns. Sees as a reasonable teaching goal the gaining of competence only in "receptive" word formation, i.e., recognition. The student can learn to build new words only from simple, frequently recurring…

Investigates the processes by which children develop basic morphological categories of plants and learn to relate such categories to one another by inclusion and contrast. Suggests that the parallel thought sequences observed in random subjects engaged in this task may reflect universals of perception and cognition. (PMJ)

This article discusses a study designed to determine the order of acquisition of the two expressions "in front of" and "behind," using two featureless objects. (CFM)

Reviews the findings of research, reported in the ERIC system, on the value of the study of Latin for improving English vocabulary. (DD)

Using as examples two skills (semanticizing vocabulary and building first-phase exercises), presents a procedure for the practical training of foreign language teachers, based on the findings of empirical research. Describes five "observer's forms" and their use. Discusses the possibility of combining this form of skill training with systematic…

Notes that emphasizing word choice is important in freshman composition classes. (MKM)

Teaching procedures were designed to improve student inquiry as a means of improving student reading and learning skills. Results showed that seventh graders in the experimental situation had significantly higher scores on four of five questioning measures, on a vocabulary measure, and on an attitude scale. (RL)

A computer model (program MK 10) which was described in a previous paper (Wolff, 1975 "a") was intended to show how the segmental structure of a language may be learned by young children despite the apparent absence of consistent physical markers like pause or stress for the boundaries of words and other linguistic segments. (Author)

Describes how reading early pioneer recipes is a way of encouraging growth in comprehension skills as well as an incentive to read for otherwise reluctant readers. (HOD)