ALTHOUGH ORIGINALLY DESIGNED TO AID THE TEACHERS OF MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN, THIS COMPREHENSIVE HANDBOOK OF LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCES IS USEFUL FOR ALL TEACHERS OF PRESCHOOLERS, INCLUDING THOSE CHILDREN WHO ARE DISADVANTAGED, PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED, OR LEARNING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE. AN INITIAL DISCUSSION OF LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRAM PLANNING IS FOLLOWED BY EXPLICIT LANGUAGE EXPERIENCE ACTIVITIES IN ART, COOKING, DRAMATIC PLAY, MUSIC, SCIENCE, WATER PLAY, AND DURING STORY TIME AND COMMUNITY TRIPS. EACH EXPERIENCE IS PRESENTED ON A SINGLE PAGE OF THE MANUAL WITH LISTS OF MATERIAL NEEDED, THINGS TO DO, THINGS TO TALK ABOUT, AND VARIATIONS OF THE EXPERIENCES SUGGESTED TO DO ON ANOTHER DAY. ALSO INCLUDED ARE LISTS OF BOOKS FOR TEACHERS AND BOOKS FOR CHILDREN TO FURTHER EXPAND LANGUAGE GROWTH. FORMS FOR EVALUATION OF A CHILD'S LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESS AS WELL AS A CROSS- INDEX OF RECEPTIVE AND EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE EXPERIENCES DISCUSSED ARE ALSO CONTAINED IN THE HANDBOOK. (MS)