Teaching English as a Second Language: Techniques and Procedures

and the primary grades, but many of the activities can be used or adapted for use with older children. Some of the math and logic materials, attribute blocks and geoboards, for example, are used in junior high and high school as well as in kindergarten. And teachers of older children will recognize the sophisticated appeal of rhythm play in some of the chant games such as the popular Who Stole the Cookie from the Cookie Jar. Pasamanick notes three important assumptions founded on research in language development: Children develop language by using, not just hearing it. Teachers are crucial to this development. The best test of language learning is the child's ability to generalize what he has learned and transfer it to other situations. (Pasamanick 1976:10) Teachers who use Talkabout will find that each lesson contains a conscious