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The Effects Of A Short Term Preacademic Total Approach Program On The Language Development Of Disadvantaged Children, Doug Richter
The Effects Of A Short Term Preacademic Total Approach Program On The Language Development Of Disadvantaged Children, Doug Richter
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
This research tests a short term total academic language development program on the development of language delayed children. It was hypothesized that an increase in vocabulary and response length after a six week treatment program would be reflected on the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test and the Mean Length of Response Test. The treatment program utilized both the group and tutorial approach emphasizing the basic skills associated with listening, language, reading, writing and arithmetic. The subjects were nine-preschool Head Start children participating in a summer program at Western Kentucky University. A comparison of the performance on pre and post test revealed …
A Study Of The Nursery Schools Conducted At Western Kentucky Teachers College In 1934 And 1935, Ethel Barnard
A Study Of The Nursery Schools Conducted At Western Kentucky Teachers College In 1934 And 1935, Ethel Barnard
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
As a result of the recent rapid increase in number of nursery schools in the United States a great deal of interest in nursery education has been evinced. The purpose of this study is to present a descriptive sketch of the nursery schools conducted at Western Kentucky Teachers College in such a manner that some results of the work may be shown.
An Analysis Of The Vocabularies Of Primers, Katie Motley
An Analysis Of The Vocabularies Of Primers, Katie Motley
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
The purpose of the present study is threefold:
- To analyze the vocabulary of each of fourteen primers to determine the extent to which their vocabularies are identical.
- To find what percentage of words each primer has in common with the Kentucky adopted text Ben and Alice.
- To suggest primers which best supplement Ben and Alice for slow learners and for fast learners.