The theme for the 58th annual conference of the Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers (ALER) was Bridging Cultures Through Literacy. In the first section of the Yearbook, Parker Fawson's presidential address captures the unique nature of ALER and its role in his professional development, and then moved beyond to capture the changing…

The language arts are constructed like a doughnut or a bagel, so that at their center where there might be something, there is instead a hole--emptiness. The dominant approach to understanding the nature of language--generative grammar--does not suggest a center for the language arts. An alternative approach to language and mind is "cognitive…

Describes a poetry workshop for teachers, examining what it's like to be a student in a writing class again. (RB)

Describes a method aimed at teaching students to trust their imaginations and channel their fantasies toward purposeful ends. (RB)

A writing activity using both English and Spanish words will help develop vocabularies for the students in a foreign language course, especially if the activity is centered around a holiday. (JH)

This Tasmanian handbook for teachers describes a handwriting program that helps children develop a technique that enables them to easily produce a legible and fluent personal handwriting style. An initial overview of the program is followed by sections that focus on activities for development of handwriting skills, the process of planning the…

GOALS OF THE LANGUAGE ARTS CURRICULUM FOR KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN ARE--(1) TO DEVELOP A MEANINGFUL VOCABULARY OF BASIC WORDS, (2) TO TEACH THE CHILD TO LISTEN, (3) TO ENCOURAGE APPRECIATION OF THE WRITTEN WORD, DRAMATIC EXPERIENCES, AND STORIES, POEMS, AND MUSIC, AND (4) TO ENCOURAGE GOOD SPEECH HABITS. THE UNIT AREAS OF THE LANGUAGE ARTS COURSE ARE…

REVISED FROM A LIST APPEARING IN ALFRED H. GROMMON (ED.), "THE EDUCATION OF TEACHERS OF ENGLISH FOR AMERICAN SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES," 1963, THIS LIST OF 71 LANGUAGE ARTS TITLES FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS INCLUDES WORKS PUBLISHED BETWEEN 1946 AND 1966, THE MAJORITY APPEARING AFTER 1960. REFERENCES ARE GIVEN FOR (1) PROFESSIONAL…

A TECHNIQUE FOR THE TEACHING OF SPELLING AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL IS PRESENTED WHICH INCLUDES KINESTHETIC, AUDITORY, AND VISUAL INVOLVEMENT. EMPHASIS IS PLACED UPON TOTAL WORD RECALL, UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORD'S MEANING, AND USE OF THE WORDS IN CONTEXTUAL SENTENCES. STUDY SHEETS ARE PREPARED BEFOREHAND WITH THE WORDS AND SENTENCES ON THEM WHICH…

TO COMPENSATE FOR THE EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL DEPRIVATION, A NUMBER OF LARGE CITIES HAVE DEVELOPED PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN. CERTAIN ASSUMPTIONS AND PRINCIPLES MUST BE ACCEPTED BEFORE THE PROGRAMS CAN MATERIALIZE. IN BUFFALO, TEACHERS ARE REVISING CURRICULUM FOR THE CULTURALLY DEPRIVED IN LANGUAGE ARTS, MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, AND SOCIAL…

ALL STUDENTS IN THE ARCADIA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT ATTEMPT CREATIVE WRITING, IN CONJUNCTION WITH REGULAR CLASSROOM ASSIGNMENTS IN LANGUAGE ARTS, AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE PROGRAM. A CREATIVE WRITING COMMITTEE OF TEACHERS CAREFULLY SELECTS AND JUDGES ALL WORK SUBMITTED BY INDIVIDUAL CLASSROOM TEACHERS. THIS PUBLICATION CONTAINS SHORT, THREE- AND…