To insure the development of normal speech, the multiply handicapped blind infant or child needs oral/vocal sensory stimulation associated with communication experiences. (DB)

Described is the cognitive-developmental training of 19 mute autistic children, mean age 11 years, with special language signs and connected boards elevated 3 to 6 feet above the ground to promote awareness of body in relation to surrounding objects. (MC)

Argues that the African's struggle to survive the racist language may be seen as psychological rejection and resistance to mastering the language, and advocates the development of a language of African Humanism. (Author/JM)

Article details eight language arts learning stations designed to enable children to organize content and include all important information in their writing. (Editor/GB)

Two major trends in the development of natural language concepts were found in the present study: (1) there was a clear indication that such concepts exist in a relatively fragmented form in young children; (2) young children showed a strong dependence on perceptual attributes in their definitions of concepts. (Author/CB)

Study arose out of the need for a functional analysis of the language of young children which might lead to an understanding of how language and context interact to produce differentiated speech, and what interpersonal situations were most fruitful in eliciting good communication. (Authors/CB)

Findings suggest that there may be social class differences in the rate at which children acquire a mastery of the syntactic rule system of the language. (Author)

Revised version of a paper presented at the International Conference on Southeast Asian Studies, February 1972, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (VM)