The functional content unit on health and medical care is part of a system developed for tutor training and support for adult literacy programs. A key component of the system is the Tutor Support Library, consisting of Instructional Concept Guides (designed as training and reference aids for tutors) and Functional Content Units (intended to help…

The overall purpose of this study is to evaluate the methods by which the Physical Education Committee Pilot Teachers institute the "Conceptual Guide" (Alberta 1974) in teaching secondary school physical education in experimental classes in Alberta schools. The study evaluates the impact of the conceptual guide and discovery approach…

The majority of the 24 essays in this book describe successful units, classes, or courses on the misuse of public language, while others suggest specific techniques for studying doublespeak or discuss theoretical frameworks for approaching the study of doublespeak. The first section of the book deals with the theory behind the study of…

The instructional unit designed to develop the effective ability of farmers to produce, harvest, store, and market corn profitably is structured in 11 lessons. The unit was developed as a guide for use by teachers in planning and conducting young farmer or adult farmer classes. The specific topic areas include varieties of corn, principles of…

A collection of recommended ideas, activities, and procedures, the teacher-developed curriculum guide is composed of lesson plans aimed at relating career education to subject matter already being taught in the classroom. Not intended to serve as a complete program in career education, the guide offers lesson plans for grades 1-8 and for high…

Presented are approximately 110 lesson plans for six mental age levels (from 0-9 months to 3 1/2-4 1/2 years) to teach language, gross motor skills, and manipulative skills to severely and profoundly retarded children. Provided for each lesson is information on the experience area (whether motor or language), the dominant modality used, materials…

First in a series of three child development lesson plan manuals for adult basic education instructors, this publication contains materials on pregnancy and preparation for parenthood, infant care, characteristic child behavior at different ages, the physical and emotional needs of small children, their social and intellectual needs, and family…

Activities geared to meet the needs and capabilities of low functioning residents (mental age 2 to 4 years) of an institution who were not benefiting from other language development material are given. The lessons incorporate material from other programs to form a series of 212 daily lesson plans. Each lesson is structured and self-explanatory and…

This manual is designed for instruction in English as a second language on the kindergarten and primary levels. The text includes a profile sheet for each student which provides for teacher identification of student academic needs and contains coordinated code numbers which indicate the prescribed instructional materials. These materials include…

The teacher parent guide to systematic instruction for retarded chidlren in the Illinois program explains program content, curriculum decisions, lesson plan descriptions, and behavioral analysis and management. The Illinois educational method is characterized by: total push program with coordinated instructional effort, specific curricular…

The manual for programed instruction of self care skills for trainable mentally handicapped children consists of dressing, dining, grooming, and toilet training. Teaching methods used include behavioral analysis and management, task analysis, and errorless learning. The lesson plans in each section are programed to maximize the child's success at…

After presenting several prerequisites for the establishment of a successful FLES program, this paper discusses methods of organizing and executing German instruction in grades 3, 4, and 5. In the third grade, only listening and speaking skills are developed for the first half-year, following which the establishment of reading skills is begun.…

This teacher's guide encompassing the concepts found in the world of manufacturing is designed for junior high school students to be used as a total educational package with the textbook (VT 014 240) and laboratory manual (VT 014 239). As the second part of a 2-year integrated program in which the first year concerns construction, it is designed…

Approximately 250 remedial lessons in auditory training for the elementary school child are presented for six major areas: auditory reception, auditory discrimination, auditory memory, auditory sequential memory, grammatic closure, and auditory association. The lessons are designed for the child who has adequate auditory sensitivity, but who does…

Two booklets, a guide and handbook, comprise the K-3 component of a series of guides for incorporating environmental education into the existing curriculum. The materials emphasize a multidisciplinary approach, use the concept of interdependence as an organizing theme, and offer suggestions for using the local community as a resource. The guide…