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Download full textGladstein, Jill, Ed.; Silver, Rita Elaine, Ed. – Working Papers in Educational Linguistics, 1994
This collection of six papers consists of works in progress undertaken by students and faculty of the University of Pennsylvania's Language in Education Division of the Graduate School of Education. The papers are: (1) "Language Planning and Identity Planning: An Emergent Understanding" (Rebecca Freeman); (2) "Communicative…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Classroom Environment, Cultural Influences, Descriptive Linguistics
Abraham, Marie R.; And Others – 1993
This guide presents a model for designing an early childhood program that educates children with and without disabilities in the same classroom setting. Its system of instruction is developmentally appropriate for preschool children and provides effective early intervention for young children with disabilities. It focuses on creating an…
Descriptors: Child Development, Classroom Environment, Curriculum, Disabilities
Claus, Richard N.; Quimper, Barry E. – 1992
This document reports the findings of a process evaluation of the Saginaw, Michigan Early Childhood Education Preschool program for 4-year-olds at risk of academic failure. As of January, 1992, a total of 292 pupils were attending the program at 9 sites. The goal of the program is to enable 4-year-olds to develop school readiness skills. Program…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Classroom Observation Techniques, Cognitive Development, Compensatory Education
Simic, Marge, Comp.; Smith, Carl, Ed. – 1990
Originally developed as part of a project for the Department of Defense Schools (DoDDS) system, this learning package on language learning and the young child is designed for teachers who wish to upgrade or expand their teaching skills on their own. The package includes an overview of the project; a comprehensive search of the ERIC database; a…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Child Language, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation
Bell, Catherine; And Others – 1982
One of four packets designed to help day care providers work with handicapped children and their parents, the booklet describes a workshop aimed at stimulating children's language. The workshop centers on the Preschool Group Evaluation Checklist which assesses the following factors in group language experience: role of the adult (verbal…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Child Language, Day Care, Disabilities
Williams, James D.; Snipper, Grace Capizzi – 1990
The mechanisms and issues in literacy are identified and analyzed as they relate to bilingualism. A wide range of current theory and research is synthesized, and concrete suggestions are made concerning the development of literacy skills in bilingual classrooms. The book is divided into nine chapters. The first chapter discusses varying…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, English (Second Language), Intelligence
Washington State Office of Community Development, Olympia. – 1989
Conceived as a state-supported community-sponsored program for families, strengthened by business and service organization support, and designed to work with local educational, child care, and social service agencies, Washington State's Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP, pronounced e-cap) provides a "whole child"…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, At Risk Persons, Child Health, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Cianciolo, Patricia J. – 1987
A close relationship exists between children's capacity for learning in school (especially learning to read) and the amount and kind of reading aloud done by parents and teachers to children. Children's literature, especially the illustrations and the language contained in fine picture books, has the potential to provide six benefits that…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Childrens Literature, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Style
Smitherman, Geneva – 1986
Speech, language, and composition professionals should take a leadership role in working toward a national public policy on language. The declining rates of literacy and educational achievement in AfroAmerican communities serve as evidence that such a policy is needed. However, the policy would govern language teaching and language use throughout…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Elementary Secondary Education, Language, Language Acquisition
Johnson, Marilyn J., Ed.; Ramirez, Bruce A., Ed. – 1987
The document contains summaries of papers and ensuing discussions presented at a 1985 symposium on exceptional American Indian children and youth. The opening address (by Beverly Valley, a parent and school board member) stresses the role of parents and the need for less culturally biased testing. Two papers deal with parent and family…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Cognitive Style, Cultural Differences
Shimizu, Naoji – RIEEC Report, 1988
This study investigated the effectiveness of a natural environment language training procedure that combined the mand-model procedure and the time delay procedure for the acquisition of noun signs and for the spontaneous use of the signs acquired. One autistic boy, aged 5 years, 4 months with no verbal imitation skills and few movement imitation…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Autism, Behavior Change, Case Studies
Zepeda, Ofelia – 1983
A Papago grammar, intented to help Papago and other junior high, high school and college students learn and appreciate the language and give linguists an overview of the language, contains background information on the language and the book, two grammar units, a unit of five conversations in Papago, and a section of supplementary material. Text…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Grammar, Higher Education, Language Acquisition
Bruce, Bertram; And Others – 1983
A study examined the match between the vocabularies of children of different ethnic and socioeconomic status groups and the school vocabulary revealed by readability formulas and word lists. The Spache 1040 and the Dale 769 readability formula word lists were used as indicators of school vocabulary in the early primary grades, and a corpus of talk…
Descriptors: Blacks, Content Analysis, Language Acquisition, Language Research
Commission on Education of the Deaf, Washington, DC. – 1988
The report concludes that education of persons who are deaf in the United States is characterized by inappropriate priorities and inadequate resources. Among deficiencies identified are the failure to implement available preventive and early identification procedures, monitor educational programs, and use tools of advancing technology. Specific…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Deaf Interpreting, Deafness, Early Identification
Anderson, Philip M. – 1982
The middle school and junior high school years are extremely important ones in the language, cognitive, and personal development of students. During this time, students should begin using longer sentences with more sophisticated embeddings and showing greater awareness of audience and organization in writing, speaking, listening, and reading. At…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, English Instruction, Junior High Schools, Language Acquisition
