The New Zealand Curriculum Framework identifies seven Essential Learning Areas, namely, Languages, Mathematics, Science, Social Science, Technology, Health and Physical Education, and the Arts. These have been in the process of development since 1993, with the Arts section written in draft form in 1998 and released for consultation in 1999. Being…

This document is part of a series of materials meant to promote understanding of the knowledge and skills students must have and the kinds of work they must produce to be successful on the GEE 21. The GEE 21 English Language Arts test is composed of four parts: Writing, Using Information Resources, Reading and Responding, and Proofreading.

Suggests the substitution of nonsense words for various parts of speech as a way of enabling children to understand the structural way parts of speech operate. (TO)

Discribes ways the reading specialist can help content area teachers improve reading skills. (RB)

Suggests some basic knowledge that teachers of remedial English should possess before being considered qualified to teach. (TO)

The feeling for language which is aroused in children's study of poetry carries over to their writing of prose. (RB)

Discusses ways of using literature to teach language arts creatively. (MM)

Children can develop a sense of self-esteem by responding creativity to a what would happen if'' question. (MM)

The use of case studies can be an effective teaching device for studying other cultures. (MM)

Explores the arguments for and against bidialectalism and discusses various approaches used in teaching standard English to nonstandard speakers. (MM)

A summer school program for fun and learning. (Editor)

Article gives examples of proper sentence structure and syntax. (GB)

To motivate students in composition writing, the author suggests writing assignments in which students may find possible solutions to their problems. (PG)