Growth in Language Power as Related to Child Development

I. Descriptive Books and Articles

Anderson John E. “Child Development and the Growth Process,” Child Development and the Curriculum, pp. 15–52. Thirty-eighth Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, Part I. Chicago: National Society for the Study of Education (5835 Kimbark Avenue), 1939.

Baxter Bernice . “Democratic Practices in the Language Arts,” Elementary English Review, XX (March, 1943), 108–11.

Biber Barbara , Murphy L.B. and Others. Child Life in School: A Study of a Seven-Year-Old Group. New York: E. P. Dutton Co., 1942.

Borchers Gladys L. Living Speech. New York: Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1938.

Cincinnati Public Schools. The Primary Manual: A Teachers Guide. Kindergarten and Grades One, Two, and Three. Curriculum Bulletin 95. Cincinnati: 1942.

Cole Natalie R. The Arts in the Classroom. New York: John Day Co., 1942.

Ferebee June D. , Jackson Doris , Saunders Dorothy , and Treut Alvina . They All Want To Write. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Co., 1939.

Gates Arthur I. , Huber Miriam B. , and Peardon Celeste C. The New Work-Play Books. New York: Macmillan Co., 1939.

Gates Arthur I. , Jersild Arthur T. , McConnell T. R. , and Challman Robert C. Educational Psychology. New York: Macmillan Co., 1942.

Goodrich Bessie B. The Language Program in Grades I and II. New York: Charles E. Merrill Co., 1936.

Gunderson Agnes G. “The Young Child and Word Meanings,” Elementary English Review, XIX (February, 1942), 51–54.

Harrison Lucille . “The Need for an Adequate Oral Language Program,” Elementary English Review, XVIII (March, 1941), 99–102.

Hatfield W. , Wilbur; Lewis E. E. , Thomas Lydia A. , and Woody Lois A. Junior English Activities, Book II. New York: American Book Co., 1937.

Hayakawa S. I. Language in Action. New York: Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1941.

Hefpernan Helen . “Sharing Experiences in the Modern School,” Elementary English Review, XVI (March, 1939), 107–10.

Jenkins Frances . Language Development in Elementary Grades. New York: Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1936.

Jersild Arthur T. Child Psychology. New York: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1940.

Lee Irving J. Language Habits in Human Affairs: An Introduction to General Semantics. New York: Harper & Bros., 1941.

Los Angeles County, Division of Secondary Education. Suggestions for Observance of Pan-American Day in Elementary and Secondary Schools. Los Angeles County Schools Monograph, M-59. Los Angeles: Office of the County Superintendent of Schools, 1943.

McBroom Maude and Others. The Course of Study in Oral Composition. Iowa City, Iowa: University Elementary School, State University of Iowa.

McKee Paul . Language in the Elementary School. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1939.

State of Michigan, Department of Public Instruction. Working with Children in One- and Two-Teacher Schools. Bulletin No. 319. Lansing, Michigan: State Department of Public Instruction, 1942.

National Council of Teachers of English. An Experience Curriculum in English: A Report of a Commission of the National Council of Teachers of English. W. W. Hatfield, Chairman. National Council of Teachers of English Monograph, No. 4. Chicago: The Council (211 West 68th Street), 1935.

National Education Association. Language Arts in the Elementary School. Twentieth Yearbook of the Department of Elementary-School Principals, Vol. XX, No. 6. Washington: National Education Association, 1941.

Paul Harry G. Better Everyday English. Chicago: Lyons & Carnahan, 1924.

Progressive Education Association. Language in General Education: A Report of the Committee on the Function of English in General Education for the Commission on the Secondary-School Curriculum. New York: D. Appleton–Century Co., 1940.

Ritter E. L. , and Shepherd L. A. Methods of Teaching in Town and Rural Schools. New York: Dryden Press, Inc., 1942.

Santa Barbara County Schools. Units of Study for Teachers in the Elementary Schools, Vol. I. Santa Barbara, California: Schauer Printing Studio, Inc., 1940.

Schlauch Margaret . “Language to Build Understanding,” Elementary English Review, XX (May, 1943), 169–74.

II. Reports of Research

Baker Harold V. Children's Contributions in Elementary-School General Discussion. Child Development Monographs, No. 29. New York: Teachers College, Columbia University, 1942.

Bear Meta V. “Children's Growth in the Use of Written Language,” Elementary English Review, XVI (December, 1939), 312–19.

Brandenburg George C. “The Language of a Three-Year-Old Child,” Pedagogical Seminary, XXII (March, 1915), 89–120.

Cantor Alma . An Historical, Philosophical, and Scientific Study of Kindergarten Excursions as a Basis for Social Adaptation and Reading Readiness. Cincinnati: University of Cincinnati, 1935 (unpublished).

Charters W. W. Minimum Essentials in Elementary Language and Grammar: A Second Report. Sixteenth Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, Part I. Chicago: National Society for the Study of Education (5835 Kimbark Avenue), 1917.

Cutright Prudence . “A Comparison of Methods of Securing Correct Language Usage,” Elementary School Journal, XXXIX (May, 1934), 681–90.

Davis E. A. The Development of Linguistic Skills in Twins, Singletons with Siblings, and Only Children from Age Five to Ten Years. Institute of Child Welfare Monographs, Series 14. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1937.

Day Ella J. “The Development of Language in Twins: I. A Comparison of Twins and Single Children,” Child Development, III (September, 1932), 179–99.

Day Ella J. “The Development of Language in Twins: II. the Development of Twins: Their Resemblances and Differences,” Child Development, III (December, 1932), 298–316.

Drever James . “A Study of Children's Vocabularies,” Journal of Experimental Pedagogy, III (March, 1915), 34–43; (June, 1915), 96–103; (December, 1915), 182–88.

Fisher M. S. Language Patterns of Preschool Children. Child Development Monographs, No. 15. New York: Teachers College, Columbia University, 1934.

Fitzgerald James A. “The Letter Writing Difficulties of Intermediate-Grade Children,” Language Arts in the Elementary School, pp. 332–38. Twentieth Yearbook of the Department of Elementary School Principals, Vol. XX, No. 6. National Education Association, 1941.

Fries C. C. American English Grammar. National Council of Teachers of English Monograph, No. 10. New York: D. Appleton–Century Co., Inc., 1940.

Frogner Ellen . “Grammar Approach versus Thought Approach in Teaching Sentence Structure,” English Journal, XXVIII (September, 1939), 518–26.

Frogner Ellen . “Problems of Sentence Structure in Pupils’ Themes,” English Journal, XXII (November, 1933), 742–49.

Glaser Edward M. An Experiment in the Development of Critical Thinking. Teachers College Contributions to Education, No. 843. New York: Teachers College, Columbia University, 1941.

Goodenough Florence L. “Use of Pronouns by Young Children: A Note on the Development of Self-awareness,” Pedagogical Seminary and Journal of Genetic Psychology, LXII (June, 1938), 333–46.

Guiler W. S. , and Warner P. C. “Individual versus Group Instruction in Grammatical Usage,” Journal of Educational Psychology, XXIV (February, 1933), 140–51.

Heider Fritz , and Heider Grace M. “Comparison of Sentence Structure of Deaf and Hearing Children,” Volta Review, XLIII (June, 1941), 364–67; (September, 1941), 536–40; (October, 1941), 599–604.

Hoppes W. C. “Considerations in the Development of Children's Language,” Elementary English Review, XI (March, 1934), 66–70.

Hoppes W. C. “Some Aspects of Growth in Written Expression,” Elementary English Review, X (March, 1933), 66–70; (May, 1933), 121–23.

Horn Ernest . “Language and Meaning,” The Psychology of Learning, pp. 377–413. Forty-first Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, Part II. Chicago: National Society for the Study of Education (5835 Kimbark Avenue), 1942.

Horn Ernest . A Basic Writing Vocabulary. University of Iowa Monographs in Education, First Series, No. 4. Iowa City: College of Education, State University of Iowa, 1926.

Jersild Arthur T. , Meigs M. F. , and Brown L. S. A Study of Elementary Classes in Action. New York: Teachers College, Columbia University. (Unpublished.)

Jersild Arthur T. , and Ritzman Ruth . “Aspects of Language Development: the Growth of Loquacity and Vocabulary,” Child Development, IX (September, 1938), 243–59.

La Brant Lou L. “A Study of Certain Language Developments of Children in Grades Four to Twelve, Inclusive,” Genetic Psychology Monographs, XIV (November, 1933), 387–494.

Leonard Sterling A. Current English Usage. National Council of Teachers of English Monograph, No. 1. New York: D. Appleton–Century Co., 1932.

Mabie Ethel . “A Study of the Conversation of First-Grade Pupils during Free Play Periods,” Journal of Educational Research, XXIV (September, 1931), 135–38.

Mabie Ethel . “A Study of Language Expression in the Madison Public Schools.” Madison, Wisconsin: Board of Education, 1932 (mimeographed).

McCarthy Dorothea . Language Development of the Preschool Child. University of Minnesota Institute of Child Welfare Monograph, No. 4. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota, 1930.

McCarthy Dorothea . “Language Development,” A Handbook of Child Psychology, pp. 329–74. ( Murchison Carl , ed.) Worcester, Massachusetts: Clark University Press, 1933.

Marckwardt Albert H. , and Walcott Fred G. Facts about Current English Usage. National Council of Teachers of English Monograph, No. 7. New York: D. Appleton–Century Co., Inc., 1938.

Milligan John P. “Learning about Punctuation in the Primary Grades,” Elementary English Review, XVIII (March, 1941), 96–98.

O'Rourke L. J. Rebuilding the English Curriculum: A Report of a Nation-wide Study of English. Washington: Psychological Institute, 1934.

Piaget Jean . The Language and Thought of the Child. (Translated by M. Warden.) New York: Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1926.

Shirley M. M. The First Two Years: A Study of Twenty-five Babies, Vol. II, Intellectual Development. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1933.

Smith Dora V. Evaluating Instruction in Elementary School English. Bulletin of the National Conference for Research in English. Chicago: Scott, Foresman & Co., 1941.

Smith Medorah E. An Investigation of the Development of the Sentence and the Extent of Vocabulary in Young Children. University of Iowa Studies in Child Welfare, Vol. III, No. 5. Iowa City: State University of Iowa, 1926.

Stormzand M. J. , and O'Shea M. V. How Much English Grammar? Baltimore: Warwick & York, 1924.

Symonds Percival M. “Practice versus Grammar in the Learning of Correct English Usage,” Journal of Educational Psychology, XXII (February, 1931), 81–96.

Thorndike Edward L. The Teacher's Word Book of Twenty Thousand Words. New York: Teachers College, Columbia University, 1932 (revised).

Van Alstyne Dorothy . The Environment of Three-Year-Old Children: Factors Related to Intelligence and Vocabulary Tests. Teachers College Contributions to Education, No. 366. New York: Teachers College, Columbia University, 1929.

Wheeler Arville . “Study to Determine the Errors that Appear in the Written Work of Rural and Urban Pupils in Certain School Systems in Kentucky,” Journal of Experimental Education, VIII (June, 1940), 385–98.