The comparison of two methods of instruction on the spontaneous speech habits of thirty third-grade disadvantaged pupils of New Orleans, Louisiana

Purpose of the Study. The problem in this study was to compare the effectiveness of two methods of instruction on the spontaneous speech habits of thirty third-grade pupils of New Orleans, Louisiana. Procedures. The population for this study was selected from two third-grade classes of a special reading program. The selection was achieved by a method of random number sampling, and the participants were subsequently assigned to two treatment groups--one experimental and one control. Both groups participated in their designated learning program for a period of 120 days. The experimental group, composed of fifteen subjects, participated in a program of Unified Language Experience Approach and one designated as Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Whereas the control group, composed of fifteen subjects, was exposed to learning tasks centered around the Scott, Foresman Basal Reading Series assigned to the third grade. Activities for this group adhered very closely to the teacher's manual for that series. Both groups used the same classroom and were instructed by the same teacher. [...]