In February 1974 a survey was conducted which focused primarily on elective programs and elective courses in the secondary language arts curricula in Indiana. Responses to the survey show (1) a movement toward predominantly elective programs in recent years, (2) almost no movement toward predominantly required programs, and (3) a similarity in the…

This bibliography describes books and articles designed to help English language arts teachers plan instructional goals, write behavioral objectives, and evaluate student performance. In addition, materials are included which discuss the pros and cons of behavioral objectives and related efforts at accountability. This bibliography contains all of…

In spite of the fact that there has been an interest in children's theatre since after World War I and practically everyone--from the Junior League to the educationist--recognizes the need for and the value of good drama, there is a dearth of good drama of literary worth for children. It is true that children have been exposed to drama of some…

Fifty-eight fifth and sixth grade students, identified as underachievers in language arts and arithmetic, received special instruction in a learning laboratory setting over a period of three years. The laboratory was a room equipped with designated learning centers and the lab team consisted of a teacher, an aide, and a part-time psychologist. The…

The 2 approaches considered in this study for the construction of an English language arts program for Indian children are direct observation of children's language patterns and item-analysis of children's responses made to diagnostic test items. Some 225 children in grades 4 to 7 of an integrated elementary school on Vancouver Island, Canada,…

This report is a revised edition of "CERL Report X-2" (May, 1968) of the Computer-Based Education Research Laboratory. It includes a brief history of the development of the computer-controlled teaching system, PLATO, a subject area listing of those written from 1968-1970, a chronological listing of the publications of the PLATO system…

This publication, compiled by the NCTE Committee to Review Curriculum Guides, provides informative and evaluative annotations for 63 elementary and secondary curriculum guides. These guides, reviewed and recommended in 1965-1968, are presented as a resource for schools and agencies which are developing and writing curriculums. The annotations…

This publication, compiled by the NCTE Committee on Curriculum Bulletins, provides informative and evaluative annotations for 50 elementary and secondary curriculum guides. These guides, reviewed and recommended in 1965-1969, are presented to publicize good curriculum planning and guide writing and to provide models for schools revising their…

To develop a rationale for the implementation of a field-based program for teacher education in reading and language arts is the purpose of this paper. The field-based program is discussed in terms of its evolution from the traditional university program, the interrelationship between the competency-based and field-based programs, and a possible…

Language arts programs are sometimes aimless because elementary teachers are not quite sure what is meant by the term "language arts." Often the typical language arts offering lacks a maintenance program which can reinforce learning and correct misinformation. Or, the pupils draw back when usage or mechanics are mentioned because they have…

This paper identifies some basic propositions regarding teacher preparation utilized by a curriculum development team in the development of a competency-based teacher education curriculum in reading and language arts. The propositions underlying this development effort had their genesis in the research and literature in teacher education, were…

Designed to measure attitudes toward reading at any specific point and to measure changes in attitude toward reading, this instrument consists of twenty items selected from "An Inventory of Reading Attitude" devised by the Department of Education in San Diego, California. These items were modified by being stated in behavioral terms and…

Designed to index the kinds of meaning relationships that children perceive to exist between words and their references, this test consists of 276 pairs comprising 24 categories. For each item of the test, the subjects were asked to rank each pair of statements depending on how well they thought the words on the left were described. Content…

This instrument was designed to determine whether by structuring and sequencing monosyllabic English words in two different patterns--administered with the same control procedures--first-grade children would be aided in detecting, identifying, and discriminating among single vowels and their combined forms; in associating them with their specific…

One of a series, the guide explores a special approach to the study of literature for gifted highschool students. Curriculum objectives are stated based on the course framework: the types of literary criticism most prevalent in the twentieth century. Three sequences are discussed: looking at literature through the eyes of the new critics, the…