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Peer reviewedCatts, Hugh W. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1997
Reviews the language basis of reading disabilities and provides a checklist of language deficits frequently associated with reading disabilities. Areas assessed include: word retrieval, verbal memory, speech production, comprehension, expressive language, and speech sound awareness. The checklist is designed for early identification of reading…
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Early Identification, Expressive Language, Language Impairments
Peer reviewedHoffman, Paul R.; Norris, Janet A. – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1989
Analysis of spelling errors of 45 primary-school children needing reading and writing improvement found that a considerable proportion of errors involved both syllabic reduction and feature changes similar to those seen in normal speech development. A model is presented to account for the phonological simplifications seen in both speech and…
Descriptors: Developmental Stages, Error Analysis (Language), Models, Phonology
Download full textEckardt, Mary Ellen; And Others – 1993
A program to train volunteer teachers of English to speakers of other languages (ESOL) is described and evaluated. The program was designed to enrich skills for teaching listening, reading, and speaking, and increase volunteers' appreciation and understanding of the multicultural backgrounds of the students in one adult basic education center. The…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cultural Awareness
