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Download full textGuinet, Lynne – 1971
The main objective of this program was to increase pupil achievement, library use, and interest in all areas of language arts, with instructional emphasis placed on individual attention and small group work. The program appears to have had some measure of success in achieving its objectives, and the teachers, librarian, observer and principal were…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum, Individualized Instruction, Language Arts
Braun, Carl, Ed. – 1971
Among the papers presented at the 15th Annual Convention of the International Reading Association were the 16 included in this volume. The papers, all dealing with relationships between language and linguistics and reading, reflect both a wide range of opinion on the subject and considerable variety of focus. The six research reports are all…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Bilingualism, Black Dialects, Child Language
Cheltenham Township School District, Elkins Park, PA. – 1971
This curriculum guide permits the use of a great variety of materials and encourages creativity on the part of teachers and children. Listed are suggested activities to be considered as minimum learning experiences, leaving each teacher with the freedom and responsibility to provide variety and achieve individualized educational experiences for…
Descriptors: Creative Teaching, Curriculum Guides, Educational Objectives, Fine Arts
King, Martha L., Ed.; And Others – 1973
This collection of 37 articles presents various perspectives on the purposes, contents, and methods of teaching the language arts in the elementary school. The primary focus is on developments in the language arts during the 1960s. Many of the authors relate innovations in language arts to more traditional concerns; the editors suggest that the…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Elementary Education, English, Handwriting
Allen, Diane H., Ed. – 1971
This book discusses new developments in the discipline of English. It contains six essays. In "The Ghetto of the Negro Novel: A Theme with Variations," Blyden Jackson explores why the setting of the Negro novel is in the city ghetto rather than in the rural Southland. Albert Marckwardt investigates the concept of "standard…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Black Literature, Child Language, Discovery Learning
Schmidt, Fran; Adams, Grace – 1971
A study unit for social studies or language arts credit in secondary grades is developed for a problem centered in-depth analysis of contemporary America. An interdisciplinary approach focusing on an analysis of art, literature, music, and philosophy is suggested to help the student assess personal values and beliefs concerning contemporary…
Descriptors: Activity Units, American Culture, American Studies, Curriculum Guides
Hord, Helen McConnell – 1972
The teaching of black literature as a means of helping black students achieve academic success in a predominantly black junior high school is the focus of this study. Chapter one presents the argument for the study--language arts teachers should recognize the importance black literature can have not only in fostering reading and writing skills but…
Descriptors: American History, Black Community, Black Literature, Black Studies
Braun, Carl, Ed. – 1971
Among the papers presented at the 15th Annual Convention of the International Reading Association were the 16 included in this volume. The papers, all dealing with relationships between language and linguistics and reading, reflect both a wide range of opinion on the subject and considerable variety of focus. The six research reports are all…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Bilingualism, Black Dialects, Child Language
Bellevue Public Schools, WA. – 1972
This curriculum guide discusses an English language arts and basic skills program for the senior high school level. The program is designed to reflect the learner's point of view. The authors argue that education is not so much a matter of objectives or subject content as it is a matter of what happens to the student. Accordingly, this guide…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Cognitive Objectives, Creative Writing, Curriculum Guides
Learning Inst. of North Carolina, Durham. – 1970
The results of an evaluative study made of the 1969-70 North Carolina statewide kindergarten program for five-year-olds are presented. The subjects of the study were 317 children in eight early childhood demonstration centers (Experimental Group) and 52 children who did not attend kindergarten (Control Group). A pre-post test evaluation design was…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Demonstration Centers, Early Childhood Education, Experimental Groups
Michel, Joseph – 1972
This document contains a proposed curriculum for a Bachelor of Sciences program in elementary education with an academic concentration in bilingual education for Spanish-English bilinguals. A questionnaire sent to selected individuals provided ideas on some of the issues and problems discussed in this paper. The questionnaire, included here along…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Curriculum Design
Newman, Harold – 1972
A group of readings devoted to ways of teaching language arts, this is an anthology of practical suggestions for the elementary school teacher. Excerpts are from a variety of sources such as journal articles, curriculum bulletins, and conference proceedings. The articles are non-technical and suggest procedures and techniques that the elementary…
Descriptors: Anthologies, Books, Communication Skills, Elementary Education
OTTO, WAYNE – 1966
THE RELATIONSHIP OF REACTIVE INHIBITION TO TEST PERFORMANCE AND TO ACHIEVEMENT IN READING, SPELLING, AND HANDWRITING WAS STUDIED. IN THIS STUDY, AS IN PREVIOUS WORK DONE BY HALL (1943), REACTIVE INHIBITION IS DEFINED AS THE ACCUMULATION OF A GRADUAL DECREASE IN THE LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE THAT RESULTS FROM THE PERFORMANCE ITSELF. WHEN GIVEN A LOW…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Language Arts, Learning Motivation
McPhail, Irving P. – 1977
This study investigated verbal behavior of five third-grade children representing three cultural groups: Afro-American, Afro-Caribbean, and white. Ten sessions involving various language arts activities were tape recorded over a five-week period; session 7 was also videotaped. Sessions 3 to 10 involved group interaction across three interaction…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Elementary Education, Grade 3, Interaction
Strand, Melvin L. – 1976
The purpose of this study was to determine the reactions of ninth-grade students to a three-week language arts minicourse program offered for three consecutive years at a junior high school in Minnesota. The students registered each year for one minicourse from a selection of approximately six. The courses were primarily activity centered and were…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Research, Elective Courses
