Recounts an experience with a ten-year-old American Indian boy and expresses hope for increased understanding of the cultural differences--and similarities--between Indian children and other children. (DD)

Reviews 17 children's literature trade books which encourage the reader to revel in language via word play, riddles, word study, rhymes, charts, songs, and poetry. (SR)

Reviews recent innovations in language arts instruction and provides lists of materials children read and books children might make. (DD)

Reviews recent ERIC resources for creating integrated learning environments. (DD)

Describes an elementary school program that uses Latin to enrich students' learning in literature, language, and writing. (HTH)

Relates the shared whole language experiences of a native college student majoring in education and a third-grade Korean student who was learning English, concluding that both learned from the experiencing-writing-reading activities. (DD)

Explores ERIC materials on various theories of language development and their implications for vocabulary development in classroom settings. Provides suggestions for enriching the school language environment to promote vocabulary growth. (HTH)

Shows how children's use of explicit oral language is related to success in learning to read and writing. Outlines a technique to teach the use of explicit language through dramatic play. (HTH)

Discusses the collaboration that developed among two classroom teachers and a university instructor while one of the teachers visited classrooms to investigate the question: How can classroom teachers promote children's language and language skills? (HTH)