Defends the inclusion of storytelling in the language curriculum and suggests techniques for effective storytelling. (DD)

Books should be selected on the basis of literary merit, not as a vehicle for instruction, since we don't know the psychological effects of specific works. (DD)

Inservice programs should involve language arts teachers in actual reading and writing. (DD)

Language arts teachers must be trained to make the English language the central core of their teaching. (DD)

Describes a collaboration between a researcher and a fifth grade teacher, and how the teacher progressed gradually from a beleaguered instructor to a "researching teacher" capable of solving problems. (HTH)

Suggests a method for teaching research and other media center skills by integrating them in the reading and language arts curriculum with the media specialist and classroom teacher team-planning relevant activities. Advantages and disadvantages of this approach are summarized. (MES)

Reflects on the evolution of NCTE's elementary-level professional journal--from its official designation as a Council journal in 1929 through its change to "Language Arts" in 1975--and the author's tenure as its editor during the 1960s. (HTH)

Notes that despite unresolved world issues, many "student friendly" events occurred during the author's tenure as editor of NCTE's elementary-level professional journal. (HTH)

Reflects on the author's school years early in the century and her teaching career, parallel to NCTE's first 75 years, and her work within the Council. (HTH)

Ways in which to use "picture talk" (proverbs, similes, idioms, and witcracks) in language arts activities for elementary school students are described, including: writing and illustrating expressions; changing expressions; and interpreting expressions. (CB)

Reviews selected English and language arts curriculum guides in use in five provinces--British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Nova Scotia. The discussion focuses on the literature sections of the curriculum guides. (SRT)

A summer enrichment program integrated language arts skills with outdoor education to produce a qualitatively different program to meet the needs of gifted students. (CL)

Discusses a common problem encountered in text translation, i.e., words which have either a broader or narrower meaning in the target language than in the source language. Discusses the consequences of functional decisions on the translation of words and the implications of these decisions for the teaching of translation. (SED)