ONE A Program for Applying Structural Linguistics to Reading Instruction：A Peview and Guide to This Book 1
TWO The Reading Problem in America 13
THREE The Child＇s Language fro Cradle to Kindergarten 25
FOUR Intonation： The Melodies of the Printed Page 41
FIVE Sentence Patterns，Function Order，Word Groups 77
SIX Structure Words 117
SEVEN Word-form Changes：The Four Word Classes 143
EIGHT Spelling，Word Analysis，and Phonics 163
NINE The Import of Language and of Reading 185
Notes to the Text 199
Appendix A：Summary of Symbols and Abbreviations 205
Appdndix B：The Human Speech Instrument 215
Selected Bibliography 231
Index 243