THE PURPOSE DESCRIBED WAS TO INITIATE COMPENSATORY LANGUAGE ARTS AND MATHEMATICS PROGRAMS FOR MIGRANT CHILDREN IN COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA. EACH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL WAS GIVEN AN ALLOCATION OF FUNDS AND THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM. ADDITIONAL TEACHERS AND ANCILLARY PERSONNEL WERE EMPLOYED. SELECTION OF STUDENTS WAS ACCOMPLISHED…

A REPORT OF THE MICHIGAN STATE CURRICULUM COMMITTEE FOR LANGUAGE ARTS, THIS BULLETIN DISCUSSES THE CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILD AND IDENTIFIES HIS LANGUAGE DIFFICULTIES, LISTS MINIMUM TASKS AND REALISTIC OBJECTIVES FOR TEACHERS OF THIS GROUP, AND DESCRIBES SOME TECHNIQUES DEVELOPED BY THE GREAT CITIES PROJECT SCHOOLS AND SOME CURRENT PRACTICES…

A PROGRAM WAS INSTITUTED FOR IMPROVING EDUCATION FOR CULTURALLY DIFFERENT CHILDREN THROUGH INTENSIVE LANGUAGE ARTS INSTRUCTION USING SPECIAL TEACHERS SKILLED IN THE LANGUAGE ARTS. ITS PURPOSES WERE TO CREATE--AN IMPROVED ENVIRONMENT, INCREASED TEACHER EFFICIENCY, INCREASED INTEREST AND SUPPORT FROM PARENTS, AND A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEED…

TIME ALLOTMENT CHARTS ARE GIVEN SHOWING THE RECOMMENDED PORTION OF THE SCHOOL DAY TO BE GIVEN TO INSTRUCTION IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND OTHER SUBJECTS, GRADES 1 THROUGH 8. A CHART SHOWING RELATIONSHIPS OF READING LEVEL TO GRADE LEVEL IS GIVEN IN A FIFTEEN-LEVEL SEQUENCE, PARALLELING A BASAL READING SERIES. ALSO CONTAINED IS A FLOW CHART OF…

SPECIFIC COURSE CONTENT SHOULD BE DETERMINED BY EACH SCHOOL TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS EXPRESSED IN THE COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION BOARD'S "ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAM." ASSISTANCE IN PREPARING SUCH A COURSE IS OFFERED. TEACHERS AS WELL AS STUDENTS SHOULD BE SPECIALLY QUALIFIED FOR THIS PROGRAM. PREPARATION OF THE TEACHER OF FRENCH SHOULD…

THE IMPROVEMENT OF INSTRUCTION IN READING FOR EVERY CHILD IN THE ENGLEWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM WAS THE GOAL. TEACHERS OF INTERMEDIATE AS WELL AS PRIMARY LEVEL PUPILS WERE CONFRONTED WITH SEVERAL QUESTIONS--(1) HOW MANY OPPORTUNITIES ARE PROVIDED FOR EACH PUPIL TO EXPRESS HIS IDEAS IN A DIGNIFIED FRAMEWORK TO ONE OR TWO OF HIS PEERS, TO HIS CLASS,…

For many reasons, oral histories should commend themselves to classroom teachers. Sensitively edited, they are eminently readable because of their intimacy, their authenticity, and their varied presentation of human life. As with other books, especially novels written in the first person and autobiographies, oral histories can provide students…

A district-wide language arts program for kindergarten through grade eight that emphasizes aesthetic expression in addition to a basic skills component is described in this booklet. The booklet also presents a statement of the goals of the school district's board of education, a list of overall program goals, and information on general program…

This technical lexicon for elementary school communication skills instruction was compiled from high-frequency words in six previously compiled technical lexicons: grammar, composition, spelling, handwriting, reading, and literature. Following a description of procedures used in preparing the lexicon, three appendixes provide student terms,…

This literature curriculum for second graders introduces nine story types in 33 lessons, covering more than 40 separate concepts about literature. Designed to be used with telelessons, each of the nine units, corresponding to a specific story type, presents a lesson for each story of that type. Lessons provide lesson objectives and a program…

One of the conferences sponsored by National Instructional Television in 1968 was conducted to evaluate television materials being offered in Language Arts Education in order to stimulate effective television programing. Twelve specialists assessed materials collected from instructional television agencies across the country. They concluded that…

Ninety-three third and 78 fifth grade students participated in this study of the effectiveness of four methods of teaching word meanings: association method, category method, context method, and dictionary practice. Students were taught twelve words a week for eight weeks, with the performance score on weekly evaluation tasks as the dependent…

In this issue, the writers focus on the "basics" in English teaching, some offering suggestions on ways of altering present conditions, some commenting generally (in assessments, defenses, or attacks) cn the basics, and some presenting specific discussions of basics in teaching the various language arts components. A few of the articales and…

This handbook, which complements another handbook designed for reading instruction, focuses on the behavioral objectives in the four language arts skills of spelling, writing, listening, and speaking. The first section of the handbook contains an introductory statement, a diagram of the program design, and a list of the affective objectives. The…

The Semester elective program outlined in this document is student centered, capitalizes on teacher interests and competencies, provides both a spectrum of courses open to all three high school grade levels and broad utilization of materials, enables students to make up courses, and includes basic requirements and elective options. Included are…