Compiled from the final evaluation reports of 36 direct instruction projects and 1 Area Technical Assistance project (94 percent of which were contracted and administered by American Indian tribes or Indian school boards), this report is a summative evaluation of 1974 Title I projects in North and South Dakota. A brief introduction describes the…

The purpose of this project was to develop a more relevant and utilitarian English/language arts and communications media program for technical school students in Grades 10-12. During Phase I, the curriculum was developed by a team of teachers and implemented at each of the grade levels. Evaluation of the program was accomplished through surveying…

This teacher guide describes a parent education course designed to develop the skills of preschool and elementary school children by introducing parents to a number of learning activities suitable for implementation at home. The guide contains a series of seven lesson plans focusing on: (1) what the child learns in the primary grades, (2) how the…

The summer program for junior high and intermediate school pupils in 1969, supported by the State Urban Education Aid Program in New York, offered a six-week remediation and enrichment program for public and non-public school pupils. The program included an Academy in the Creative Arts, an Institute in Mathematics and Science, a school for the…

This catalog lists the audiovisual materials and traveling exhibits currently and soon to be available from the Reference and Loan Library of the Wisconsin State Department of Public Instruction, which could be used for children's programs in public libraries. The materials in the catalog are briefly annotated and are listed by format: filmstrips,…

This report is the third in a series that describes the first-year results of the Rand study (July 1973-July 1974). It summarizes the findings and policy implications resulting from 29 case studies of change-agent projects conducted by Rand staff members and consultants in 25 school districts during April and May 1974. The report also describes…

This module is designed to prepare teachers to facilitate the phonological aspects of language development. Section 1 provides detailed basic background information on phonology, including: (1) definition of three aspects of the phonological system (classification, intonation, and stress) with an ontogeny for each; (2) brief discussions of…

Supported by a grant under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, a field project was developed to compare achievement at three levels of instruction (grades 0-3, 4-6, 7-8) in an adult learning laboratory and a sample of traditional adult basic education (ABE) classes during 1968-69. Classes, stressing prevocational readiness and…

Some objectives of this non-graded elective English program are to individualize language arts instruction, to deepen student interest in and appreciation of literature, to provide more meaningful sequences of courses, and to capitalize on the teaching strengths of the English faculty. Courses are divided into three areas--composition and English…

An evaluation study of adult basic education in Maine (ABE) was made by the University of Maine's Continuing Education Division. It was found that during FY 1968-69 ABE programs had reached 1034 persons of a potential ABE population of 88,539. Chapter I summarizes the findings and recommendations. Chapter II presents the design of the study.…

A comprehensive account of the origin and development of the basic contributions to the field of language instruction is thematically developed in this text. Major sections treat: (1) methodology, including the teaching of meaning, grammar, and pronunciation; (2) linguistic habit formation concerning speech, reading, and writing; (3) curriculum…

Supervision of instruction and the education of disadvantaged children in rural areas, including parent-school relations, are the subjects discussed in this 1969 document on the schools of Leflore County, Mississippi. The report contains 3 divisions: (1) introductory comments, where the consultant's general reaction to the school situation and to…

Readings in this book have been selected to show how creativity and imagination can be the central focus in a literature and language arts curriculum for the elementary grades. Selections are divided into four parts, each with a different emphasis. Part 1 contains three articles which trace the development of imaginative literature and stress the…

This report includes abstracts and evaluations of various ESEA Title I programs in the Los Angeles City Schools during 1969-70. In the five years since spring 1966, ESEA funds and programs have produced great variability in density of services, pupil-teacher ratios, curriculum materials, etc. In 1969-70, under new state guidelines, the following…

The collection of papers bearing on language and poverty comprising this book includes: "Some Preliminaries and Prospects" (F. Williams); "Teaching Reading in an Urban Negro School System" (J. Baratz); "A Sociolinguistic Approach to Socialization" (B. Bernstein); "Some Philosophical Influences Underlying Preschool Intervention for Disadvantaged…