Suggests resources, activities, and materials for use in teaching poetry, drama, and literature classes. (RB)

Five well-known spelling/reading lists were analyzed to create a new list of high-priority spelling words. Words found on at least three of the five lists were included to create Kinsey's 119 Most Common Words list. (Tables are included showing lists on which the words appear.) (TJ)

Following a brief discussion of the use of the flannel board as a teaching aid in the elementary school, this paper lists and describes 29 journal articles and book chapters that provide information on using flannel boards. The publications cited offer suggestions for making flannel boards, tell how to use them in storytelling activities, and…

COMPOSITION, LITERATURE, AND LANGUAGE EXPERIENCES, ADAPTABLE FOR STUDENTS OF ALL ABILITY LEVELS, ARE SUGGESTED. TEACHERS SHOULD DETERMINE THE LEVELS OF THEIR OWN STUDENTS, REINFORCE THEIR PAST ACHIEVEMENTS, AND IMPROVE AND CONTINUE THESE ACHIEVEMENTS. UNIFYING CONCEPTS FOR EACH UNIT, WITH THE TYPE OF LITERATURE RECOMMENDED TO REINFORCE AND…

THE DETERMINATION OF THE OPTIMUM DISTRIBUTION OF EDUCATIONAL INVESTMENTS IS A CURRENT AND ACUTE PROBLEM. EXAMINATION OF SEVERAL INTERRELATED PROBLEMS OF UNDERDEVELOPMENT IN ORDER TO CONSIDER THEIR PROGRAMMATIC IMPLICATIONS LEADS TO THE IDENTIFICATION OF GENERAL AREAS FOR EDUCATIONAL INVESTMENT EXPENDITURES. THE AREA OF MOST PERVASIVE NEED IS THE…

SUCH MATHEMATICAL GAMES AS DOMINOES FOR PRIMARY NUMBER RECOGNITION AND AS MILK BOTTLE TOPS FOR ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION ARE LISTED. A LIST OF SEVERAL MATH PROBLEMS, PUZZLES AND BRAIN TEASERS FOLLOW. QUIET GAMES OF PAPER CUTTING AND CROSS WORD PUZZLES FOR MATH VOCABULARY ARE INCLUDED. THE NEXT SECTION OF GAMES CONCERNS LANGUAGE. THESE INCLUDE…

THE TEST WAS DESIGNED TO ASSESS SPEED OF READING COMPREHENSION. IT CONSISTED OF NUMBERED PASSAGES, ONE TO THREE SENTENCES IN LENGTH, ARRANGED IN PARAGRAPH FORM TO SIMULATE THE NORMAL READING EXERCISE. TOWARD THE END OF EACH PASSAGE, A WORD WAS INSERTED WHICH SPOILED THE MEANING OF THE PASSAGE. THE PUPILS WERE INSTRUCTED TO FIND THE WORD THAT…

The 14 units in this book are designed to help teachers and librarians motivate children to express emotions, pantomime characters, and create a full story environment through puppetry and creative dramatics. Each unit is built around a specific piece of literature, and each provides instructions for the educator concerning the necessary…

Suggestions for using puppets in the classroom are the focus of this how-to-do-it piece by a participant in a Title I elementary school project. Although originally designed as a language arts unit on reading and vocabulary development, the activities described could be adapted for other teaching objectives. Seven aspects of the puppetry project…

By giving assignments to children in a field that inquires into the nature of language use, teachers can help enhance their total language development and sensitivity to language. To be most effective, such projects should involve children working interactively in groups; should require considerable time to complete and involve the solving of…