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Peer reviewedScheu, Judith; And Others – Language Arts, 1992
Discusses six professional resources and three classroom resources that can help practitioners decide what they should be doing and what they need to understand to function in a literature-based language arts classroom. (RS)
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Elementary Education, Language Arts, Program Descriptions
Gravitz, Marsha – Instructor, 1980
Presented is a journalism primer, with activities designed to get elementary school students involved in all journalistic processes--observing, interviewing, recording, planning, and writing the final product. Journalism terms are defined. (KC)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Definitions, Elementary Education, Journalism Education
Lux, Katy; Nobel, Marcia – 1978
A practical, low-cost plan that involves teacher workshops and noon-hour workshops for students to encourage creative activity in an elementary school program for kindergarten through grade five is described in this booklet. Included is a sample of a monthly newsletter that suggests activities for creative involvement that are seasonal, centered…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Elementary Education, Instructional Materials, Language Arts
Peer reviewedBrowne, Martha – School Arts, 1985
An Artists-in-the-Schools program that involved a sculptor and a photographer in teaching fourth and fifth grade students about shadow and light is described. The arts program was interdisciplinary and involved the language arts of writing, reading, speaking, and developing vocabulary. (RM)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Freehand Drawing, Interdisciplinary Approach
Grubb, Mel – Writing Notebook: Creative Word Processing in the Classroom, 1991
Describes the California Literature Project Multimedia Institute (MMI) as an interesting model of literature-based multimedia training for teachers. States that the goal of the MMI is to increase learning in the language arts classrooms through the creative and responsible use of technology. (MG)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Inservice Teacher Education, Language Arts
National Council of Teachers of English, Urbana, IL. – 1996
This book describes standards for the English language arts and defines what K-12 students should know about language and be able to do with language. The book presents the current consensus among literacy teachers and researchers about what students should learn in the English language arts--reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing, and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction
Peer reviewedRabson, Barbara – School Arts, 1982
Describes the "Learning to Read Through the Arts Program" offered in New York and New Jersey public schools in cooperation with the Guggenheim Museum. Elementary and secondary students participate in artist-led, multisensory workshops on art and language. Students keep journals, write stories and poems, and work with photography and…
Descriptors: Art Education, Creative Expression, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Arts
Download full textHahn, Jan Cladouhos – 1994
This document presents materials related to the Framework for Aesthetic Literacy, which provides a model for integrating the study of the arts and English/language arts in kindergarten through high school. The instructional guide included in the document describes the philosophy, purposes, and curriculum design of the framework, suggests ways the…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Class Activities, Creative Expression
Peer reviewedBarclay, Kathy Dulaney; Walwer, Lynn – Young Children, 1992
Suggests ideas for using song lyrics as the basis for both literacy activities and for learning experiences that integrate language with other curricular areas. Describes a thematic unit for first graders that follows the procedures for using song picture books that are outlined in the article. (BB)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Integrated Curriculum, Language Arts, Literacy
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Curriculum Branch. – 1992
Developed as a practical planning and instructional tool, this teacher resource manual is intended to assist classroom teachers to implement Alberta, Canada's high school Integrated Occupational English Language Arts Program--a program designed for students who have experienced difficulty with language arts in the regular program. It contains: (1)…
Descriptors: English Curriculum, English Instruction, Foreign Countries, High Schools
Beard, John E. – 1977
The guidebook describes an Ohio school program for gifted and talented students. Information is provided on the following topics: definition; rationale; program dates and highlights (1976-1977); objectives for coordination activities at the program level; specific activities for academic instruction in social studies, language arts, mathematics…
Descriptors: Art, Class Activities, Dance, Dramatics
Peer reviewedHoman, Susan P.; And Others – Reading Horizons, 1990
Describes an integrated reading/language arts program designed to meet the needs of Chapter 1 sixth grade students. States that one of the basic tenets of the program is that children learn best by actively participating in language activities, not just reading about language skills. (RS)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Grade 6, Holistic Approach, Integrated Activities
Spiegel, Lisa A.; Richardson, Maurine V. – 1993
The use of peers has long been beneficial to students: especially useful are cross-age projects, where students in the elementary and secondary grades engage in a common unit featuring projects separate to each grade and whole group activities. Cross-age projects are workable with careful planning in advance among teacher and administrators.…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cooperative Learning, Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Secondary Education
Rucker, Gary H. – 1977
Intended for teachers of elementary and secondary school writing, this paper describes the Regular Writing Practice (RWP) program, which combines the philosophical and pedagogical bases of Lyman Hunt's Uninterrupted Sustained Silent Reading program with the instructional methodology of creative writing and composition. The first portion of the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Language Arts, Program Content
Zellerbach Family Fund, San Francisco, CA. – 1990
Meant to be adapted by the K-4 classroom teacher to best meet the needs of students, this book describes Children's Own Stories, a program in which young children dictate their ideas and thoughts to adults, and develop a sense of community with their peers as they talk together, share their stories, collaborate on stories, and read and enjoy works…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Cooperative Learning
