OVER A 13-YEAR PERIOD, EXTENSIVE LONGITUDINAL DATA WERE COLLECTED ON EVERY ASPECT OF THE LINGUISTIC BEHAVIOR OF 338 OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, SCHOOL CHILDREN AS THEY PROGRESSED FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 12. TAPED ORAL INTERVIEWS AND A WIDE RANGE OF TESTS AND INVENTORIES WERE CONDUCTED ANNUALLY TO MEASURE READING ACHIEVEMENT, LISTENING ABILITY,…

IN THIS REPORT THE UNITED FEDERATION OF TEACHERS (UFT) ANALYZES SPECIFIC DATA FROM THE CENTER FOR URBAN EDUCATION'S (CUE) NEGATIVE EVALUATION OF NEW YORK CITY'S MORE EFFECTIVE SCHOOLS (MES) PROGRAM AND CHARGES THAT CUE'S CONCLUSIONS ARE INVALID. THE UFT MAINTAINS THAT SINCE 18 OF THE 21 MES WERE FORMER SPECIAL SERVICE (SS) SCHOOLS, CUE SHOULD HAVE…

THE BASIC CONCEPTS USED IN DEVELOPING THE LANGUAGE AND READING EDUCATION PROGRAM WERE--(1) ALL HUMAN ORGANISMS ARE ESSENTIALLY ALIKE AND THEREFORE MAN'S BASIC NEEDS ARE THE SAME, (2) FUNDAMENTAL LIKENESSES EXIST IN ALL CULTURES, (3) CHILDREN FIRST INTRODUCED TO THE DIMENSIONS OF THEIR OWN CULTURE ARE READY TO MOVE TOWARD UNDERSTANDING THE OTHER…

THIS REPORT DESCRIBES A 5-YEAR PROGRAM IN A NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SERVING A DISADVANTAGED POPULATION. FROM THE OUTSET THE PROGRAM HAS AIMED TO RAISE ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS, ENCOURAGE ABLE STUDENTS TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION, OFFER CULTURAL ENRICHMENT, ENHANCE PUPIL SELF-IMAGE, REDUCE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS, INVOLVE PARENTS IN THE…

EACH OF THE 22 COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROJECTS CONDUCTED IN THE DES MOINES, IOWA, PUBLIC SCHOOLS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR AND SUMMER IS SEPARATELY EVALUATED IN THIS REPORT. SOME OF THE PROJECTS CONCENTRATED ON INSTRUCTION IN READING, LANGUAGE ARTS, MATHEMATICS, HUMANITIES, OR PRACTICAL SCIENCE. OTHERS OFFERED SPECIAL SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES. A…

THIS REPORT LISTS RESOURCES THAT MAY BE USEFUL TO INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBLE FOR AREA TRAINING PROGRAMS, ESPECIALLY IF THE TRAINEES ARE BEING SENT TO DEVELOPING NATIONS. PART I GIVES DESCRIPTIONS, SOURCE DATA, AND EVALUATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT FILMS LIKELY TO BE OF MORE THAN AVERAGE VALUE IN AREA TRAINING. IT ALSO CONTAINS ITEMS CONCERNED WITH…

THIS PROJECT IN THE OAK RIDGE SCHOOLS WAS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE LANGUAGE ARTS AND READING PROGRAMS FOR NEGRO STUDENTS AT A RACIALLY SEGREGATED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. IT ATTEMPTED TO PREPARE THESE STUDENTS FOR SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL INTEGRATION IN A DIFFERENTIATED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AT AN INTEGRATED JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. THE PROGRAM INCLUDED PRESCHOOL…

A STUDY WAS DEVISED TO APPRAISE THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF NAVAJO STUDENTS LIVING IN DORMITORIES AWAY FROM THE INDIAN RESERVATION. THE FOLLOWING SEVEN FACTORS WERE CHOSEN TO BE INVESTIGATED AS BEING DIRECTLY RELATED TO ACHIEVEMENT--(1) INTELLIGENCE, (2) READING ABILITY, (3) ANXIETY, (4) SELF-CONCEPT, (5) MOTIVATION, (6) VERBAL DEVELOPMENT, (7)…

IT IS THE AUTHOR'S PURPOSE IN THIS BOOKLET TO HELP TEACHERS AND CURRICULUM SPECIALISTS UNDERSTAND WHY LINGUISTICS IS SO IMPORTANT AND TO UNDERSTAND ITS APPLICATIONS IN THE CLASSROOM. THE READER IS ALSO INTRODUCED TO THE HISTORY, TECHNICAL VOCABULARY, AND PRESENT STATUS OF RESEARCH AND THEORY IN LINGUISTICS AND ENCOURAGED TO CONTINUE SELF-STUDY IN…

THIS PACKET OF MATERIALS PUBLISHED FROM 1964 TO 1967 CONTAINS ITEMS OF HISTORICAL AND THEORETICAL INTEREST AS WELL AS SOME WHICH PROVIDE ADVICE ON CLASSROOM TEACHING AND LEARNING. INCLUDED ARE--(1) "A LINGUISTIC GUIDE TO LANGUAGE LEARNING" BY WILLIAM G. MOULTON, (2) "WORDS, MEANINGS, AND CONCEPTS" BY JOHN B. CARROLL, (3) "THE IMPACT OF LINGUISTICS…

MOBILIZATION FOR YOUTH REACHED 4,567 YOUTHS AT ITS JOB CENTER. MANY OF THESE WERE COUNSELED, 1,448 PARTICIPATED IN THE URBAN YOUTH JOB CORPS AND 528 TOOK ADVANTAGE OF ON-THE-JOB TRAINING. THERE WERE 205 PARTICIPANTS IN TRADE TRAINING AND DRIVER EDUCATION PROGRAMS. MFY CARRIED OUT A JOINT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM WITH THE NEW YORK BOARD OF EDUCATION IN…

THESE PAPERS REPRESENT NOTES FOR THEORY SESSIONS PRESENTED AT VARIOUS TRAINING LABORATORIES AND ARE INTENDED AS HELPFUL TOOLS IN SUPPLEMENTING THEORY SESSIONS AND UNDERSTANDING VARIOUS LABORATORY EXPERIENCES. THE IDEAS AND CONCEPTS HAVE PROVED USEFUL IN NATIONAL TRAINING LABORATORIES OVER THE YEARS. CONDITIONS FOR LABORATORY LEARNING ARE SET…

The Rhode Island Commissioner of Education was authorized to appoint and work with a State Standards Council to develop recommendations on the establishment of measurable statewide educational achievement standards at two levels: basic skills and minimum competency. The purpose of setting standards and measuring achievement is to define minimally…

Attempts at censorship of books and periodicals used or made available in public schools have been increasing in recent years. Parents are raising a higher proportion of the complaints than ever before, and the percentage of complaints that are successful in having books removed from shelves is also on the rise. Three of seven federal court…

Intended for teachers, librarians, and other interested people, the annotated listing contains citations for multimedia resources pertaining to North American Indians, Inuits, and Metis, available from the Manitoba Department of Education Library, Film Services, and School Broadcasts. Titles of over 900 resources, many published since 1960, are…