A position paper developed from the Central California Council of Teachers of English Curriculum Study Commission special invitational conference April 3-5, 1971. A reply to educational engineers and their request for cost per unit of learning. (RB)

A story, started by the teacher, with each child adding a phrase and illustrating it. (RY)

Recommends a combined study of language and ecology to provide students with opportunities to develop language skills while utilizing meaningful subject content. (SW)

Research performed in part under Contract OEC-3-6-061784-0508 with the U.S. Office of Education.

Twenty primary school students with special ability in language arts were nominated for a course on myths, held at the Language Development Unit, Borough of Croydon, England. The students analyzed the universal meaning of myths and transposed myths into their own culture through discussions and creative writing. (Author/MC)

Describes a staff development project involving course work with linguistic and cultural material designed to prepare fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-grade classroom teachers and secondary school English teachers in the use of certain Latin curriculum materials with their classes. Evaluation of the project shows a positive effect on the verbal ability…

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)

Examines the who, what, where, how, and why of informal drama instruction in the classroom, arguing that, given the current emphasis on "basics" in education, such instruction can provide one of the most basic educational experiences in language arts. (HTH)