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Download full textAlberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Curriculum Standards Branch. – 2000
The program of studies for English Language Arts Kindergarten to Grade 9 is approved for implementation in Alberta, Canada, in September 2000. The prescribed general outcomes and specific outcomes from the program of studies are included in this illustrative examples document. The illustrative examples are not prescribed, but they support the…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Curriculum Guides, Elementary Education, English Instruction
Beckmann, Sybilla; Davion, Victoria; Desmet, Christy; Harrison, Stephanie; Hudson-Ross, Sally; Mewborn, Denise S.; Oliver, Jenny Penney; Preissle, Judith; Ruppersburg, Hugh – 2001
This paper contains five essays that describe various aspects of a collaboration called the Deans' Forum at the University of Georgia. A group of 30 faculty committed to exploring issues such as the nature and quality of instruction in university courses, course and curriculum design, learning theories relevant to college age learners, the role of…
Descriptors: College Faculty, English, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
Indiana State Dept. of Education, Indianapolis. – 2000
The state of Indiana has established new academic standards in English/Language Arts. These "world-class" standards outline what a student should know and be able to do in each subject, at each grade level. This Teacher's Edition of the academic standards--an exact reprint of the standards guides for parents and students--provides…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Elementary Secondary Education, English
Kuta, Katherine Wiesolek; Zernial, Susan – 2000
This book offers 60 stimulating, classroom-tested activities to instill a love of literature and help young learners develop as readers, writers, and speakers. By using picture books, novels, or even nonfiction readings as starting points, the reproducible worksheets in the book can be implemented to strengthen students' entire spectrum of…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques
Rasinski, Timothy V., Ed.; Padak, Nancy D., Ed.; Church, Brenda Weible, Ed.; Fawcett, Gay, Ed.; Hendershot, Judith, Ed.; Henry, Justina M., Ed.; Moss, Barbara G., Ed.; Peck, Jacqueline K., Ed.; Pryor, Elizabeth, Ed.; Roskos, Kathleen A., Ed. – 2000
This book, one of four in the Teaching Reading Collection, presents the "best of the best" classroom-tested ideas, approaches, and practical applications for helping students learn about words. The articles have been drawn from the journal "The Reading Teacher" from 1993-1999. The ideas and strategies are intended to provide possible building…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Decoding (Reading), Elementary Secondary Education, Language Arts
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 2000
The Texas Reading Initiative began in 1996 in response to Governor George W. Bush's challenge to all Texans to focus on the most basic of educational goals--teaching all children to read. This booklet describes important aspects of effective reading instruction, as well as elements of classroom and campus support for effective instruction. The…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Beginning Writing, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Indiana State Dept. of Public Instruction, Indianapolis. – 2002
This guide to Indiana's academic standards in language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies for kindergarten students begins with a note to students and another to parents. The guide spells out what students should know and be able to do in each subject, at each grade level. It helps students understand what is required to meet the…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Kindergarten, Language Arts, Mathematics
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Office of Assessment and Evaluation, Salem. – 1999
This manual contains information regarding the administration of the Oregon Statewide Assessment Program's tests in writing and mathematics problem-solving. Parts of the manual address (1) background and preparation for testing; (2) administering the writing assessment; (3) administering the mathematics problem-solving assessment; (4) local rater…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Arts, Mathematics Tests
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Quincy. – 1996
Reflecting a view of how classrooms can and should look to assist all students to achieve high standards of excellence, this curriculum framework presents the first statewide framework for learning, teaching, and assessment in the English language arts for Massachusetts public schools. After an introduction, it discusses the core concept…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Communication Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, English Curriculum
National Council of Teachers of English, Urbana, IL. – 1997
Published for planning and articulation by National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) constituencies, this paper discusses assumptions about learners and teachers, assumptions about knowledge, assumptions about language, and English/language arts practices. Assumptions about learners and teachers discussed in the paper include: every person is…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Instructional Services. – 2002
Designed to grow into a 2-inch three-ring binder, this handbook is part of a series for teachers of grades 6-8 language arts. The handbook aims to clarify some points, to provide a framework for new teachers and to give veteran teachers some new ideas. Volume I contains activities to use in the classroom, and Volume II is "all about…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Class Activities
Carmichael, Gary – 2001
Based on an 18th century poem (actually, a song originally) about the Boston Tea Party, this lesson plan presents activities designed to help students understand that taxation of the American colonists by the British led to the American Revolution; all eras have protest poetry or songs; and students can perform and analyze old literature. The main…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Colonial History (United States), English Instruction, Language Arts
Discovery Communications, Inc., Bethesda, MD. – 2002
Based on William Golding's novel "Lord of the Flies," this lesson plan presents activities designed to help students understand that, on a literal level, the novel deals with what happens to a group of boys stranded on an island; and that on a symbolic level, it investigates what happens to civilized people when the structures of civilization…
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Characterization, Class Activities, English Instruction
Bousfield, David; Bousfield, Nancy Westlake – 2002
This teaching unit is a literature unit that can be used in social studies to study the westward movement of the United States. The unit identifies educational objectives and lists read alouds (fiction and nonfiction). The series is based on the Laura Ingalls Wilder novels for young people and Wilder's own life experiences. The unit presents…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Curriculum Enrichment, Intermediate Grades, Language Arts
Discovery Communications, Inc., Bethesda, MD. – 2002
Based on short stories and novels, this lesson plan presents activities designed to help students understand that in the 19th century, the American frontier brought both solutions and problems; and fiction writers as well as documentarians have portrayed the American frontier. The main activity of the lesson involves students writing essays…
Descriptors: Characterization, Class Activities, English Instruction, Language Arts
