Designed to evaluate a child's receptive and expressive language ability, the instrument will contribute to present knowledge concerning the language development of both standard and nonstandard English speakers, explore the relationships of language development to reading achievement, provide a description of the language-reading relationship,…

An Ecology Unit developed by fourth and fifth grade teachers in Pennsylvania is presented in this guide. It is composed of two sections. The first is divided into six levels based on reading abilities. Each level is further subdivided into several phases representing topics studied in the seven-week unit: Introduction to Ecology, Cities, Field and…

Based on the belief that the most appropriate focus of a language arts curriculum is the process and content of communication, these several unipacs (instructional packets) explore some essential elements of communication which should be incorporated into a curricular theory: (1) abstraction , which is the assertion that words may be classified as…

During the project period reported, a core of meetings covering 12 distinct topics provided a vehicle for continuing involvement of principals in group development. Project staff members undertook visitations to schools of participating principals to provide needed assistance, support, and encouragement in change and/or program evaluation efforts.…

This booklet is intended for classroom teachers who would like to teach reading within the context of television. Most of the activities presented in this booklet pertain directly to reading, but other aspects of a language arts program (listening, speaking, and writing) are also given some attention. The activities are designed to serve as a…

A three-year project supported research, development and evaluation of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) for hearing impaired, or deaf, children. Over 4,000 students from 15 schools for the deaf in five states participated in the effort. Although students received CAI in algebra, logic, computer programing and basic English, the skill subjects…

This newsletter is designed to promote the advancement of bilingual-bicultural education. Articles in this issue include "Humanizing Education for the Chicano,""Individualizing Spanish Language Arts at the Second Grade Level,""Two Eye-Catching Third-Grade Science Tests,""Happy Junior High Reading with 'El Galano Arte de Leer'", and "Field-Testing…

Prepared for use in grade six, this language arts curriculum guide bases its reading strand on "Wings to Adventure" (Ginn 100), its English strand on "Roberts English Series" (Harcourt), its spelling strand on "Sound and Sense in Spelling" (Harcourt), and its handwriting strand on "Better Handwriting for…

From 1966 through 1968, National Instructional Television (NIT) examined the status and potential of television in subjects where the medium was most extensively used. This collection is composed of eight historical reports of conferences on different subject matter areas; together, they present an analysis and appraisal of instructional…

The purpose of this project was to develop positive attitudes and knowledge of evaluation philosophy and techniques at the local building level. A set of procedures and instruments were devised through the efforts of the project staff to train participants to plan and carry out activities appropriate for assessing the particular education needs in…

Developed by the Oregon Elementary English Project, this curriculum unit on composition games and activities is intended for grades one and two. Each lesson contains a sequence of teacher-directed activities intended to arouse children's interests, help them discover things they wish to say, and then lead them to present their thoughts and…

Developed for a high school quinmester unit on the romantic hero, this guide contains teaching strategies for a study of the characteristics of the romantic hero as he appears in various literary selections. Several major literary works are analyzed and discussed in comparison with popular culture heroes, and the portrayal of the romantic hero in…

The essay in this text cover major areas of interest, development, and scholarship in the teaching of oral language. Selection was made on the basis of what would best illustrate the principle of integration among the language arts and provide the most instructive classroom application of that principle. The essays are presented in seven sections.…

Considering oral reading as encompassing every occasion for reading aloud in which there is an audience and materials to be communicated orally, this bulletin is a compilation of the oral reading activities in the Tulsa school system. Sections of the bulletin focus on (1) the nature of oral reading; (2) the place of oral reading in the language…

This study was designed to investigate the relationship between differential instructional methods, attitudes, belief systems, and performance skills of student teachers trained in different ways to use multi-racial language arts materials which encourage and implement classroom discussion of racial concepts. Three groups (a total of 69 college…