Analysis of Syntax of Six-, Seven-, and Eight-Year-Old Children

Lesley Mandel Morrow

doi:10.58680/rte197817893

Research in the Teaching of English May 1978

Analysis of Syntax of Six-, Seven-, and Eight-Year-Old Children

Lesley Mandel Morrow College of New Jersey

Abstract

Interest in the syntactic development of children's language has attracted the attention of linguists and educators during the last two decades. In his evaluation of this growing interest, Loban (1963) urged that the scientific study of language use new approaches for analysis and measurement. Endicott (1973) has stated that describing language for the purpose of research and curriculum design is essential. Information obtained from language research about the acquisition of syntactic patterns has important implications for curriculum design. The use of this information in the development of curriculum materials may effect change upon the oral language, written composition, and reading comprehension of school children. Among groups of educators most interested in the language processes of children are those involved in the teaching of reading. Researchers have begun to study children's language to determine its relationship to the reading process. Results of this research indicate that much written material is too complex syntactically for the persons for whom it was written (Bormuth, 1969; Granowsky, 1971; Glazer, 1973). Many researchers believe that information concerning the acquisition of syntactic patterns in children's language is critical in the development of reading materials. Research by Strickland (1962), Loban (1963), Hocker (1963),Ruddell (1965), Templin (1966), Robertson (1968), and Tatham (1970) confirms the importance of the relationship between children's familiarity with syntactic patterning and their level of comprehension in reading.

Journal: Research in the Teaching of English
Published: 1978-05-01
DOI: 10.58680/rte197817893
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Topics: curriculum design teacher development assessment grammar and mechanics
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