The acquisition of communicative competence is explored in a study of the emergence of functional use of language among early school-aged children. Cognitive communication strategies and language use in the context of early academic success or lack of success are discussed. Results are presented. (DF)

The article presents a critical review of procedures for analyzing coherence in written language samples. The psychological model of referential coherence, linguistic analysis of cohesion, and given/new contract are discussed in terms of research results, psychometric concerns, and writing research. Recommendations concerning their relative…

Discusses a type of vision problem that is hard to detect because it may be intermittent. Suggests that the problem may be the cause of some children's difficulties in school. (FL)

Three tests with increasingly more difficult sentence structures, developed for use with children at fourth-grade level or below in reading vocabulary and in mathematical computations, were administered to 30 eighth-grade Ss. Results revealed a significant difference between the test with greater syntactical complexity and the two other tests.…

Discusses the background of a successful English as a second language program for children with learning problems. Describes the student selection criteria, placement procedures, and a syllabus. (EKN)

This bibliography, developed by Project RIMES 2000 (Reading Instructional Methods of Efficacy with Students), lists approximately 225 materials for teaching early reading and spelling to students at risk for reading and spelling failure. Materials are presented alphabetically by title. Entries usually include a grade level indicator, a brief…

This review has been prepared by the Australian Council for Educational research (ACER) under an Agreement with the Australian Government Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST). It is one component of a project to investigate effective third wave intervention strategies for students and learning difficulties that persist beyond the…

Equating cheating with clever solutions, copying with learning from observing a neighbor's work, and the notion that noise in a room is not conducive to learning are discussed. The author describes workshop situations in which teachers became aware of the burden such misplaced taboos places on their students' learning. (JP)

Paper deals with four areas: 1) diagnostic assessment of learners; 2) the generation, analysis and banking of test items; 3) the sequencing of learning materials for individual students; and 4) the interface of students and teachers with the computer. (Atuhor)

This paper presents deficit grouping within a resource room as an organizational alternative to the creation of self-contained classrooms. (Author)

Brief comments on the following four problems: (1) Is it really much harder to teach mathematics to disadvantaged kids? (2) Has modern mathematics" had a positive or negative effect on students other than those college-capable? (3) Effect of the mathematics laboratory movement in regard to teaching children (4) Characteristics evidenced by…

The interference effect of subsequent learning on the retention of material already learned is investigated employing difficult prose passages and a recall test. (PR)

Student answers to free response written report asking for reasons why they found science easy or hard to learn are analyzed. (AL)