Discussion of student group work in language arts seminars, using the jargon of soccer as a topic. (RS)

Examines research of the past six years that deals with teaching literature to children. (Author)

Discovering a child's possible auditory and visual perceptual problems at the reading readiness stage may save him years of frustration in reading. (MM)

The author urges that teachers recognize and utilize student experience and authority in the instruction of English. (AN)

Advocates a thematic union of readings, essay topic, music and art to expose gifted students to the great thinkers of the past and present, and to make them aware of the limitless range of literature as well as to the effectiveness of different media. Gives examples of themes. (RB)

Selections from articles appearing in other publications; of interest to secondary English teachers. (SP)

Article shows that learning to read is one of the first major challenges with which schools confront children. To the extent that a child does not also learn how to learn, or learn to develop a positive view of himself as a learner, learning to read has not been educative. (Author/JB)

Evaluation of the evolution of an English Elective Program at the end of the first year in operation in a high school. (RB)

Simplification of Haiku to enable fifth graders to write their own verse. (AF)