Examines the accuracy and changes that writers make when rereading their self-generated texts in a clozed condition. Finds that by sixth grade, learners are able to perform cloze tasks with accuracy similar to that of college undergraduates. Suggests that students have difficulty with revising their written work because they remember their writing…

Number of stimulus items presented together (one, three or five) and instructions to organize were studied in a multitrial free recall experiment with 83 educable retarded adolescents. Results of individual sessions in which Ss were asked to recall 15 common words indicated that presentation of three stimuli together produced the highest…

Prepared for intermediate and secondary teachers and students, this unit is intended to improve public speaking, listening, and memory skills of students and to teach them about the Ojibwe tribe, its leaders, and the values expressed in their speeches. Introductory material provides a brief history of the Ojibwe tribe and discusses the oral…