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Mathers, Margaret E. – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2006
This article reports some outcomes from an exploratory study that compares children diagnosed with ADHD and without language impairment with typically developing children for aspects of language use. Discourse analysis based on a systemic functional linguistics approach is applied to spoken and written samples from three different text types that…
Descriptors: Written Language, Comparative Analysis, Oral Language, Spelling
Naeem, Marwa Ahmed Refat – Online Submission, 2007
The current study aims at investigating the effect of a suggested CALL program on developing EFL learners' mechanics of writing in English. An unbiased simple random sample of eighty fourth-year students (2006/2007) of the English Department at the Faculty of Education in Kafr El-Sheikh has been chosen to carry out the experiment. Forty students…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Punctuation, Computer Assisted Instruction
Fischer, Ann; Northey, Margot – 1993
Helping business students to communicate better, this book addresses approaches and techniques for planning messages and selecting media, discusses a broad range of business writing situations, and covers key situations most managers would face on the job. Exercises in the book were written at two levels of difficulty (those applying basic…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Communication Skills, Grammar, Higher Education
Baker, Michael; And Others – 1994
The 33 activities in this book reinforce the rules of written English by providing students with practice in editing a variety of formats. The activities help students develop a basic understanding of the rules of grammar and mechanics (generally taught in grades 4-5) in context and exercise their critical thinking abilities by identifying content…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Editing, Grade 4, Grade 5
Dawkins, John – 1991
Many of the best nonfiction writers violate punctuation rules frequently enough to indicate that the rules neither tell very well what to do nor inform very accurately about what is done. An examination of 18 prominent authors' use of the entire hierarchy of punctuation marks shows disagreement and inconsistency among the writers concerning…
Descriptors: Authors, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education, Grammar
Rodgers, Molly; Zimmer, Linda M. – 1990
Intended for use by students at any level above grade 4, this practice book sharpens students' knowledge of basic grammar skills. The book emphasizes combining and expanding sentences as well as checking written sentences for correct use of various parts of speech. The book includes a section on capitalization and punctuation. The book is…
Descriptors: Capitalization (Alphabetic), Editing, Elementary Education, English
Rodgers, Molly; Zimmer, Linda M. – 1990
Intended for use by students at any level above grade 5, this practice book helps students master fundamental grammar concepts and avoid grammar errors commonly made in speaking and writing. The book emphasizes correct sentence structure and clarity of expression. The book includes editing and proofreading exercises and a section on capitalization…
Descriptors: Capitalization (Alphabetic), Editing, Elementary Education, English
Carr, Noreena – 1981
Assuming that the ability to interpret punctuation is basic to reading comprehension, a study was conducted to assess the junior high school reader's ability to interpret internal punctuation in a written passage. From an examination of texts, reference and research materials used at the junior high school level, six uses of three punctuation…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Grade 7, Influences, Junior High Schools
Smith, Helen C. – 1987
The "Write a Sentence Test" was developed for use in the evaluation of student writing abilities in association with a project in Memphis, Tennessee. This paper discusses ways of administering and scoring the test, decisions concerning modification of the test, and experiences when the test was administered to sample subjects. All forms…
Descriptors: Capitalization (Alphabetic), English Instruction, Grammar, Punctuation
Waller, Robert – 1980
The three papers included in this report address typography for graphic communication, typographic access structures for educational texts, and typography as macropunctuation. The first paper considers the consequences of an aesthetic bias in the literature of typography, and identifies two misleading assumptions about textbooks; i.e., that print…
Descriptors: Design Requirements, Graphic Arts, Language Research, Layout (Publications)
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. – 1983
The chief aim of this style manual is to promote clarity and consistency in writing for publication. The chapters are intended to help writers understand the publication process that begins with a need to communicate with a particular audience and ends with the distribution of the finished product. The first chapter on planning and producing a…
Descriptors: Business English, Grammar, Language Styles, Language Usage
Air Univ., Gunter AFS, Ala. Extension Course Inst. – 1984
One of six related documents, making up a U.S. Air Force correspondence course, this publication deals with effective writing and emphasizes the sentence as the basic unit of written communication. Part one focuses on internal sentence punctuation and covers the use of the comma, semicolon, colon, period, capital, abbreviations, and numbers. Part…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Extension Education, Grammar, Paragraph Composition
Stock, Rita – 1980
A study was conducted to ascertain if the teaching of sentence building by means of specific sentence patterns would result in an increased use of these sentence patterns in the written compositions of second grade children. Writing samples were obtained from a group of second grade children both before and after the treatment and were analyzed…
Descriptors: Capitalization (Alphabetic), Experimental Teaching, Grade 2, Grammar
Silva, Clare M. – 1977
Writing samples of 97 students in remedial writing classes were analyzed to determine error patterns in writing mechanics and the predominance of specific errors. Students were grouped according to individual student profiles and error patterns which indicated additional similarities and differences among individuals. Analysis indicated that most…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Error Patterns, Individualized Instruction
Hawkinson, Bruce – 1976
One in a series of ten mini-manuals on office communication proofreading, this booklet for business and office students provides instruction in the use of commas, dashes, and parentheses. Included are terminal and specific objectives, punctuation rules and related information, and tasks for practice. A test over the information presented concludes…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Business Education, Business English, Guides