Suggests a method for teaching research and other media center skills by integrating them in the reading and language arts curriculum with the media specialist and classroom teacher team-planning relevant activities. Advantages and disadvantages of this approach are summarized. (MES)

Reviews four programs (equivalent fractions, sentence patterns, bookself-use of Dewey system, career skills) representative of programs on a disk available from Robbinsdale Area Schools (Minneapolis, MN). Indicates programs (for Pet Commodore-16K) are interesting, well laid out, competently programed, and easy to use. (Author/JN)

Describes a program of language arts skills for students in grades five through seven, which focuses on word knowledge, comprehension, research and library skills, critical thinking, and oral and silent reading skills, while moving the students toward the independence to freely use these skills for their own purposes. (HTH)

The Dade County, Florida public school system prepared this description of a course which is designed to provide students the opportunity to acquire competencies in the utilization of various resources of the library, including the card catalog, periodical indexes, reference materials and audiovisual resources. The course exposes the student to…

Describes a project in which science and language arts classes learn how to use a broad range of reference materials. (LS)

Describes a teaching method involving folk music for enriching language arts programs and developing children's library skills. (HTH)

Provides six fully developed library media activities to be used in conjunction with specific curriculum units in reading/language arts, science, and social studies. Objectives, curriculum objectives, resources, instructional roles, activities and procedures for completion, evaluation, and follow-up are described for each activity. (MES)

Describes a year-long project which combined the curricula of a language arts class, a library skills class, and an art class as 3 teachers and 163 sixth-grade students designed and created a 58-foot mural depicting the Dewey Decimal System. Notes that the mural adorns the school library and assists library users in locating the volumes they seek.…

Provides seven fully developed library media activities to be used in connection with specific curriculum units in music, reading/language arts, science, and social studies. Library media skills objectives, curriculum objectives, grade level, resources, instructional roles, learning activities, and procedures for completion, evaluation, and follow…

CHILDREN SHOULD BE ASSISTED TO READ AT THE FOLLOWING LEVELS, (1) WORD IDENTIFICATION, (2) CASUAL SKIMMING, (3) READING FOR EXACT, LITERAL MEANING, AND (4) CREATIVE READING FOR IMPLIED AND INFERRED MEANINGS, APPRECIATIVE REACTIONS, AND CRITICAL EVALUATIONS. THE GUIDE IS TO BE USED AS ONE OF THE TOOLS FOR TEACHERS IN AN EFFECTIVE PROGRAM OF READING…

This language arts learning module offers a structure to teachers for leading junior high school class activities to investigate solar energy, its origin, and effect. The module furnishes a pre-post test, a schedule for library and research work, a basic vocabulary list, and a bibliography. (CP)

Provides seven fully developed library media activities to be used in connection with specific curriculum units in music, physical education, reading/language arts, science, and social studies. Elements described for each activity include objectives, curriculum objectives, resources, instructional roles, activities and procedures, evaluation, and…

Presents six fully developed library media activities to be used in connection with specific curriculum units in art, health, reading/language arts, social studies, and science. Library media skills objectives, curriculum objectives, grade level, resources, instructional roles, activities, and procedures for completion, evaluation, and follow up…

Provides seven fully developed library media activities to be used in conjunction with specific curriculum units in art, health and nutrition, reading/language arts, science, and social studies. Grade level(s), objectives, curriculum objectives, resources, instructional roles, activities and procedures for completion, evaluation, and follow-up are…

Provides six fully developed library media activities designed to be used in connection with specific curriculum units in art, physical education, reading/language arts, science, and social studies. Library media skills objectives, curriculum objectives, resources, instructional roles, activity and procedures for completion, evaluation, and…