Describes a project in which children improved their own reading skills by teaching their teddybears to read. (DD)

Discusses children's self-image and its relationship to language acquisition and reading readiness. (DD)

Describes how to relate children's art activities (making collages) to children's books illustrated with collages. (DD)

Discusses some of the negative effects classifying and labeling has on children entering the elementary grades. (DD)

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

A review of ERIC documents. (DD)

Comments on 114 studies in such areas as language, oral communication, written communication, pre-first grade programs, and beginning reading instruction. (DD)

A review of research reveals that explicit knowledge of language is not always desirable; instead, children should be exposed to language and have experiences which provoke language use. (DD)

Suggests ways to help students avoid miscues caused by eye dialects in their reading. (DD)

Defines oral language development, discusses findings from adult-child interaction studies, and presents classroom implications. (DD)

A bibliography of children's books dealing with such subjects as the history of language, foreign languages, names, the alphabet, and non-verbal communication. (DD)

Suggests language activities that students could be involved in as mini-units of one or two class periods or as individual projects on career education. (DD)