A study based on error analysis and longitudinal observation which explores the possibility of stages of acquisition of spelling. (DD)

Concludes that boys succeed less well in reading than girls because of cultural expectations that reading is more suited to girls than to boys. (DD)

This study demonstrates the use of an analytic scheme for looking at children's writing in order to make distinctions between the writing of children in different ethnic groups. (DD)

A study which defines some easily measurable syntactic and semantic cues within student essays that predict and perhaps determine readers' responses. (DD)

This study of language use among secondary school students calls into question the hypothesis of social class difference. (DD)

Concludes that scores on impromptu in-class papers can reveal improvement in writing skills after one semester of instruction. (DD)

The case studies verified the transactional theory of literary response--that each reading of a piece of literature is a unique transaction between the reader and the work. (DD)

An overview of 30 studies published since 1968 which employed the "elements" proposed by Purves and Rippere for analyzing student response to literature. (DD)

Describes 174 studies on bilingualism and bidialectalism; language and verbal learning; literature, humanities, and media; teacher education; testing and evaluation; written and oral communication. (DD)

Describes 99 research studies and reviews of research. (DD)

Presents techniques for analyzing the processes by which a written response to fiction is formulated. (DD)