Peggy J. Miller is Professor of Communication at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

• Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Background Studies of Social Class and Language Development Studies of Child Language Studying Language Development in South Baltimore: Toward a Fairer Assessment of Knowledge 2. Procedures Research Site: South Baltimore Subjects: Search and Selection Design and Methods Description 3. The Children and Their Families Amy Wendy Beth 4. Direct Instruction in Language and Speaking Naming People and Things Speaking Appropriately Speaking Appropriately to Dolls Rhyming, Singing, and Playing Verbal Games Using Correct Grammar, Pronunciation, and Intonation Counting, Reciting the Alphabet, Identifying Colors Other Other Studies of Direct Instruction Learning from Direct Instruction Other Issues Related to Direct Instruction 5. Combining Words to Express Meanings Adequacy of the Categories Sequence of Development of Semantic/Syntactic Relations 6. Summaries, Conclusions, Questions The Children and Their Families Direct Instruction in Language and Speaking Combining Words to Express Meanings Inter-relating Descriptions Previous Studies of the Verbal Abilities of White Children from the Lower Classes Research Strategy Appendices A. Consent Form B. Recording Equipment for Observation Sessions C. Toys for Observation Sessions D. Transcription Procedures E. Categories of Semantic/Syntactic Relations: Definitions and Examples References Name Index Subject Index

Peggy J. Miller is Professor of Communication at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

• Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Background Studies of Social Class and Language Development Studies of Child Language Studying Language Development in South Baltimore: Toward a Fairer Assessment of Knowledge 2. Procedures Research Site: South Baltimore Subjects: Search and Selection Design and Methods Description 3. The Children and Their Families Amy Wendy Beth 4. Direct Instruction in Language and Speaking Naming People and Things Speaking Appropriately Speaking Appropriately to Dolls Rhyming, Singing, and Playing Verbal Games Using Correct Grammar, Pronunciation, and Intonation Counting, Reciting the Alphabet, Identifying Colors Other Other Studies of Direct Instruction Learning from Direct Instruction Other Issues Related to Direct Instruction 5. Combining Words to Express Meanings Adequacy of the Categories Sequence of Development of Semantic/Syntactic Relations 6. Summaries, Conclusions, Questions The Children and Their Families Direct Instruction in Language and Speaking Combining Words to Express Meanings Inter-relating Descriptions Previous Studies of the Verbal Abilities of White Children from the Lower Classes Research Strategy Appendices A. Consent Form B. Recording Equipment for Observation Sessions C. Toys for Observation Sessions D. Transcription Procedures E. Categories of Semantic/Syntactic Relations: Definitions and Examples References Name Index Subject Index

Peggy J. Miller is Professor of Communication at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

• Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Background Studies of Social Class and Language Development Studies of Child Language Studying Language Development in South Baltimore: Toward a Fairer Assessment of Knowledge 2. Procedures Research Site: South Baltimore Subjects: Search and Selection Design and Methods Description 3. The Children and Their Families Amy Wendy Beth 4. Direct Instruction in Language and Speaking Naming People and Things Speaking Appropriately Speaking Appropriately to Dolls Rhyming, Singing, and Playing Verbal Games Using Correct Grammar, Pronunciation, and Intonation Counting, Reciting the Alphabet, Identifying Colors Other Other Studies of Direct Instruction Learning from Direct Instruction Other Issues Related to Direct Instruction 5. Combining Words to Express Meanings Adequacy of the Categories Sequence of Development of Semantic/Syntactic Relations 6. Summaries, Conclusions, Questions The Children and Their Families Direct Instruction in Language and Speaking Combining Words to Express Meanings Inter-relating Descriptions Previous Studies of the Verbal Abilities of White Children from the Lower Classes Research Strategy Appendices A. Consent Form B. Recording Equipment for Observation Sessions C. Toys for Observation Sessions D. Transcription Procedures E. Categories of Semantic/Syntactic Relations: Definitions and Examples References Name Index Subject Index