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Silvaroli, Nicholas J.; And Others – 1977
This measure is designed to identify, assess, and diagnose the oral language capability of English and Spanish speakers, and to prescribe corrective or improvement activities. Part One provides minimum criteria to identify children who might need training in a second language. Part Two is designed to assess the child's primary or home language and…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedMontanaro, Silvana – NAMTA Journal, 2001
Discusses pre-linguistic and linguistic stages of language acquisition that are part of a continuum of receptivity and communication every child experiences in the first 3 years of life. Suggests parents assist language development by being sympathetic to each developmental turning point, providing the right emotional climate for expression, and…
Descriptors: Caregiver Speech, Child Language, Early Childhood Education, Educational Environment
Serapiglia, Theresa – 1978
The purpose of this study is to compare the English syntactic structures produced in spontaneous oral language and the receptive English syntactic and vocabulary skills of bilingual Spanish and Indian children and monolingual Anglo-Americans, all of whom qualify for Title I elementary schools (Grades 1-6). People in Action, the Northwestern Syntax…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Comprehension
Pimsleur, Paul, Ed.; Quinn, Terence, Ed. – 1971
The 19 papers in this collection cover diversified topics in the general area of psychology and second language learning. No single method of language teaching emerges, but the complexity of second language behavior and the importance of psychology in the field are underlined. Several trends seem to be most prevalent. There is a new focus on the…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Cognitive Processes, Communication (Thought Transfer), Conference Reports
Lugton, Robert C., Ed.; Heinle, Charles H., Ed. – 1971
This collection of articles concerns various aspects of a cognitive approach to second language learning. The discussion of such an approach involves current ideas in linguistics, psychology, and sociology. The 13 chapters represent the work of 14 authors and include the following titles: "Toward a Cognitive Approach,""Teaching English to Speakers…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Cognitive Processes, Communication (Thought Transfer), Deep Structure
Muller, Charles – 1978
A study is described of heuristic devices useful in learning both native and second languages. The study concerns particularly the means used by very young students (second and third graders) in vocabulary acquisition and in the establishment of semantic relationships. It was of concern to verify if (1) the children would use their knowledge of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Discovery Learning, Discovery Processes, Elementary Education
Download full textCenter for Applied Linguistics, Arlington, VA. – 1975
Oral language development in early childhood education is concerned with conceptual development as well as with skill formation. There seems to be an order in which most children learn to verbalize basic concepts. This guide lists classroom activities that may be used to facilitate and enhance the conceptual development of kindergarten children in…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Educational Games
Bruck, Margaret – 1978
This is the second report of a longitudinal project, initiated in 1970, in which children with and without language problems are identified in French immersion and English kindergartens and closely monitored to the end of grade 3. This study investigates the desirability of early French immersion program for English-speaking children with language…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Child Language, Delayed Speech, Early Childhood Education
