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Direct linkLandry, Susan H.; Zucker, Tricia A.; Taylor, Heather B.; Swank, Paul R.; Williams, Jeffrey M.; Assel, Michael; Crawford, April; Huang, Weihua; Clancy-Menchetti, Jeanine; Lonigan, Christopher J.; Phillips, Beth M.; Eisenberg, Nancy; Spinrad, Tracy L.; de Viliers, Jill; de Viliers, Peter; Barnes, Marcia; Starkey, Prentice; Klein, Alice – Developmental Psychology, 2014
Despite reports of positive effects of high-quality child care, few experimental studies have examined the process of improving low-quality center-based care for toddler-age children. In this article, we report intervention effects on child care teachers' behaviors and children's social, social-emotional classroom activities (RECC).…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Early Childhood Education, At Risk Persons, Toddlers
Download full textMillar, Diane – English Teaching Forum, 2011
First, the author briefly outlines genre theory and sets out some broad definitions of genre. She also discusses how genre knowledge is acquired and how it has been taught in ESP and EAP. Following this, she highlights two challenges to using this pedagogy in a general EFL class. Finally, she argues that despite these challenges, teachers can…
Descriptors: Literary Genres, English (Second Language), English Instruction, Definitions
Ericsson, Patricia Freitag; Muhlhauser, Paul – Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy, 2011
"Techno-velcro to Techno-memoria" is an intergenerational collection of techno-memories illustrating the impact of techno-literacies on family communication practices. Guests participating in "Techno-velcro to Techno-memoria" add their voices to create a rich resource of techno-rhetorical connections. Our guest-collaborators remember and describe…
Descriptors: Rhetoric, Family Relationship, Interpersonal Communication, Influence of Technology
Goertler, Senta – Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German, 2009
This article discusses how new and familiar computer technology tools can be used in a communicative language classroom. It begins by outlining the benefits and challenges of using such technology for language teaching in general, and it describes some sample activities that the author has used. Readers are shown how to implement various computer…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education, Technology Integration, Technology Education
Hosie, Thomas W.; Smith, Charles W. – Texas Personnel and Guidance Journal, 1980
Presents a model based on the Premack Principle which utilizes preferred learning activities to promote the career development of students during free time in the classroom. Free time can be reconceptualized as a medium for extending learning beyond formal instruction. Examples of preferential career activities are described. (Author)
Descriptors: Career Education, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Counselor Teacher Cooperation
Peer reviewedDoche, Lefco; Lentz, Francois – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1989
A Manitoba program of linguistic improvement for French teachers is described. In the program, teachers focus on communicative skills, the reflection on the language's resources and constraints, varied activities, and activities that can be readily adapted for their own classrooms. (MSE)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Foreign Countries, French
Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corp., IN. – 1993
Guidelines for teachers to use in creating and evaluating second language students' portfolios, as a method of assessing student work, are outlined. The guide begins with a brief statement of the philosophy underlying use of student portfolios and an overview of what a portfolio is. Subsequent sections offer suggestions for: portfolio contents…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Steinbach, Nancy A. – Worklife, 1978
Developed by the National Council for Social Studies and distributed by the Employment and Training Administration, a kit entitled "Studies in Public Policy: Unemployment" is providing high school students with up-to-date information on the causes and consquences of unemployment and the function of the unemployment insurance program. (MF)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, High Schools, Instructional Materials
Hayes, Katherine; Rueda, Robert; Chilton, Susan – English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 2009
This article contains a description of the Dual Proficiency (DP) program in an urban elementary school located in the heart of a large south-western city, as well as the teachers who designed and now implement DP, and the immigrant community participating by choice in DP. We write from a context where, ironically, the number of English language…
Descriptors: Heritage Education, Academic Discourse, Language Dominance, Second Language Learning
Miller, Judy; Voorhees, Sandra – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1974
A program was devised to provide 12 educable primary grade children with meaningful independent work experiences during the morning period while the teacher was engaged in reading instruction. (DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Class Activities, Classroom Design, Classroom Techniques
Rosenbusch, Marcia H. – 1985
An Ames, Iowa elementary school program of foreign language instruction adapted instructional approaches geared to older students to the needs of elementary school children by examining children's stages of development and the effects of these stages on the students' ways of thinking and acting. This examination of child development yielded…
Descriptors: Children, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Creativity
National Education Association, Washington, DC. Project on Utilization of Inservice Education R & D Outcomes. – 1977
The teacher program described here is designed to increase the teacher's ability to create an atmosphere in which freedom of expression emerges. The development of student participation is approached in the program through delineation of both teacher characteristics and guidelines for teacher performance. Information is provided in this…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Stones, Valerie – 1989
A five-year course sequence focusing on the relationship of language and culture in world history is described. The program, beginning in grade 3, prepares students for later study of foreign and classical languages, develops English language skills, and cultivates general cultural interest. At the first level, students are introduced to some…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education
Ulisse, Peter – 1988
Designed to provide information to administrators at Housatonic Community College, Connecticut (HCC) on the status of writing-across-the-curriculum (WAC) programs, this report presents an overview of WAC, strategies for its implementation, and examples of WAC programs currently in existence. Introductory sections present a brief history of and a…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Communication Skills, Community Colleges
Thrush, Emily A.; Hardisty, David – 1989
Computer networking has made many new activities available to language learners. While these innovations are practical, they are also grounded in theory and justifiable on sound principles of language learning. Computers make possible classroom activities maximizing the benefit drawn from complex and otherwise unmanageable communicative…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks
