This revised collection contains 91 objectives and evaluations for kindergarten through grade 12. Objectives appear in four sections: (1) Literal Comprehension, (2) Interpretation, (3) Vocabulary and Word Meaning, and (4) Comprehension of Non-written Materials. In Literal Comprehension the objectives contain location of specific information and…

This revised collection of 249 objectives and related evaluation items for kindergarten through twelfth grades is organized into two sections: (1) Grammatical Form, and (2) Sentence Analysis. This text departs from many traditional grammar materials by having parts of speech featured in two sections: (1) Form and word meaning (including comparison…

The curriculum for language arts outlined in this document charts the specific objectives and corresponding activities for kindergarten through eighth grade, in the following areas: listening, reading, study skills, individual word forms, mechanics and usage, composition, and journalism. In addition to the curriculum guide, this document also…

This document is a collection of component module descriptions of competencies needed for the instruction of language arts developed during the Sixth or Eighth Cycle Teacher Corps Program of the University of Houston and Houston Independent School District, Houston, Texas. The program is a two-year graduate internship for persons holding…

Presents issues concerning kindergarten, Grade one and Grade two curriculum content, which is now more academically oriented than 30 years ago. Using examples drawn from teaching experience, discusses related issues of school entrance age, the ungraded K-2 classroom, beginning reading instruction, and parent involvement. (NH)

Illustrates sequential stages of composing and discusses appropriate teaching methods for each stage. Presents the steps: (1) an initial prewriting phase including a stimulating experience, development of awareness, and expressive creation, then (2) a second teacher-guided phase, including a cooling off period of analysis, revising, proofreading…

Evaluates the effectiveness of a sixth grade experimental language arts program designed to teach higher-level thinking skills. Reports on different types of instruments for measuring higher-level thinking skills, including verbal and nonverbal tests of divergent thinking, a nonverbal test of flexible thinking, and a verbal divergent production…

Provides some teaching tips for elementary teachers that are designed to enhance the natural interests of young children in science and help equip them with important science processing skills. Contains activities related to observation, classification, measurement, and communication. (TW)

Relays the observations of a researcher who visited a "culturally disadvantaged" child in her home. Describes how the child's interest in print was nurtured by her teacher, her mother, and the stories that they read to her. (ARH)

Discusses two facets of the disparity between the way children learn and the way they are tested: the necessity of practice and the importance of prior knowledge. (FL)

Presents seven library media activities to be used with specific curriculum areas: "Into the Past with Historical Fiction" and "Critical Reading to Figure It Out" (Reading and Language Arts); "Electricity Experiments,""Classifying Insects," and "Fish" (Science); and "Citizenship and the…

Discusses the problems that children who do not speak the language of their school experience, as well as the personal, social, and cultural characteristics of learners that affect their progress in a second language. (DF)

Reviews software suitable for teaching elementary school language arts, specifically word processing programs for prereaders, and programs for readers grades 3-6 on typing skills and language arts development. Skill building software for word attack, spelling, vocabulary, and grammar are outlined; and merchandise information is provided for…

Describes a unit involving seventh grade students in an investigation of another culture that helps students learn how to appreciate a different culture and that allows them to practice their language arts skills across the curriculum. (EL)

Discusses ways in which the regular classroom teacher can design language development programs for limited-English-speaking children. (HTH)