Faun with a Typewriter

Author(s):  
Christoph Irmscher

Max Eastman was, for quite some time, one of the most widely known American writers both at home and abroad. He was admired and loved, loathed and lambasted. Joseph Stalin called him a “gangster of the pen,” a characterization quite at odds with the man even casual acquaintances found irresistibly charming in person. Once a well-known radical, the Prince of Greenwich Village, he later in life became an advocate for anti-left causes and a frequent contributor on the payroll of ...

1981 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Culatta ◽  
Donna Horn

This study attempted to maximize environmental language learning for four hearing-impaired children. The children's mothers were systematically trained to present specific language symbols to their children at home. An increase in meaningful use of these words was observed during therapy sessions. In addition, as the mothers began to generalize the language exposure strategies, an increase was observed in the children's use of words not specifically identified by the clinician as targets.


2020 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 371-389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xigrid Soto ◽  
Yagmur Seven ◽  
Meaghan McKenna ◽  
Keri Madsen ◽  
Lindsey Peters-Sanders ◽  
...  

Purpose This article describes the iterative development of a home review program designed to augment vocabulary instruction for young children (ages 4 and 5 years) occurring at school through the use of a home review component. Method A pilot study followed by two experiments used adapted alternating treatment designs to compare the learning of academic words taught at school to words taught at school and reviewed at home. At school, children in small groups were taught academic words embedded in prerecorded storybooks for 6 weeks. Children were given materials such as stickers with review prompts (e.g., “Tell me what brave means”) to take home for half the words. Across iterations of the home intervention, the home review component was enhanced by promoting parent engagement and buy-in through in-person training, video modeling, and daily text message reminders. Visual analyses of single-subject graphs, multilevel modeling, and social validity measures were used to evaluate the additive effects and feasibility of the home review component. Results Social validity results informed each iteration of the home program. The effects of the home program across sites were mixed, with only one site showing consistently strong effects. Superior learning was evident in the school + home review condition for families that reviewed words frequently at home. Although the home review program was effective in improving the vocabulary skills of many children, some families had considerable difficulty practicing vocabulary words. Conclusion These studies highlight the importance of using social validity measures to inform iterative development of home interventions that promote feasible strategies for enhancing the home language environment. Further research is needed to identify strategies that stimulate facilitators and overcome barriers to implementation, especially in high-stress homes, to enrich the home language environments of more families.


ASHA Leader ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 32-32
Author(s):  
Heidi Hanks

Leave your flashcards at home and try these five apps for early language learning.


2004 ◽  
Vol 171 (4S) ◽  
pp. 316-316
Author(s):  
Hunter Wessells ◽  
Harin Padma-Nathan ◽  
Jacob Rajfer ◽  
Robert Feldman ◽  
Raymond Rosen ◽  
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2006 ◽  
Vol 39 (8) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
MICHELE G. SULLIVAN
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2006 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 158-159
Author(s):  
J GUILLAMONT ◽  
A SOLE ◽  
S GONZALEZ ◽  
A PEREZITURRIAGA ◽  
C DAVILA ◽  
...  

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