In Shakespeare's "As You Like It," Jaques offers the image of the world--or society--as a stage on which "one man in his time plays many parts." The question is: how does he (or she) know how to play those parts? Jaques seems to be suggesting that individuals are the creation of society, and the parts they play are written in…

Relates the experiences of a tenth grader as she has grown up keeping a journal and what purposes the journal has served. (SRT)

Shares childhood experiences of singing while staying with older relatives. Recounts the feelings of a small child dealing with the death of a favorite aunt. (MG)

Describes the process of play as a basis for language arts learning by gifted children. (DD)

An article first printed in "Elementary English" in September 1953 which reviews language acquisition and development in children. (DD)

Examines and discusses ways in which the presentation mode can affect children's talk when they are engaging in dramatic dialog. Gives special attention to those differences in language that occur across varying contexts of situation in drama. (HTH)

Children should be exposed to a rich linguistic environment, but language learning tasks cannot and should not be optimally ordered. (DD)

Encourages teachers to evaluate the appropriateness of language activities in the light of the language competencies children possess. (DD)

Describes how to analyze children's talk in three categories: factual reporting, interpretive reporting, and reasoning. (DD)

A focus was made on puzzling children with the help of few examples, the times when they said unexpected or surprising things or made remarks that shouldn't have been made. The way these children present their meaning in different cases and the resources they draw upon for thinking and for expression is explored.

Discusses evidence that children's drawings and sketches are a part of their writing process and that stress on speaking and writing is superior to stress on reading and listening in sponsoring verbal growth. (DD)

Describes four-year-olds' fantasy play, and how their language manifests their imaginations, moods, and personal fears. (HTH)

Discusses the types of revision second-grade students conducted on their writing that, at first, were not obvious to the teacher. These include revision in an individual conference with the teacher and revising by expanding a journal entry. (HTH)

Examines trends in reading instruction, suggesting that some approaches are responsible for children's reading difficulties. Looks at research suggesting ways to bridge the gap between reading experiences that take place in the home and those that occur in school. (HTH)

Examines the linguistic experimentation of children in three different age groups by means of their use of word games. (HTH)