I'm talking about using the numeral «4» than the preposition «for» — girls can grasp the subtle complexities
of language mechanics just as well as boys!
Outcome measures at 12 weeks included performance on reading comprehension, reading vocabulary, spelling, language expression, and
language mechanics subtests on the CAT.
Developed by reading expert Dr. Edward Fry this book focuses on increasing students» comprehension, word study, and
language mechanics skills.
Another fact is the remarkably
poor language mechanics and the complete unfamiliarity with what a «confidential memo» ought to contain.
More than 20 years removed from iambic pentameter and rhyming verse, one of the few things I remembered about it was that poetry was an expression of personal feelings where most of the rules
of language mechanics weren't as strict.
Outcome measures included performance on reading comprehension, reading vocabulary, language expression, and
language mechanics subtests from the CAT.
Outcome measures included reading comprehension, reading vocabulary,
language mechanics, and language expression subscales from the CAT, and scores on an index of reading awareness.
An analysis of baseline differences between the groups revealed that the control group had better scores than the treatment group on the CAT Total Language test and on the pretest writing samples that indicated students» knowledge of
language mechanics.
In addition, students» writing samples were analyzed for ideas, the level of organization, and
language mechanics (i.e., punctuation and capitalization, spelling, word choice, syntax).
Outcome measures included performance on reading vocabulary, reading comprehension,
language mechanics, and language expression subscales from the CAT, and scores on an index of reading awareness (which measured students» awareness of comprehension strategies).
No significant differences were found between groups on the fifth subscale,
language mechanics.
Improved, though by less than results for their classmates in social studies and language mechanics