In this investigation to ascertain how many colleges and universities throughout the United States require prospective elementary teachers to complete a course in the teaching of reading, a questionnaire was sent to the president of each of 940 institutions. Of 916 responses received, 860 were used for data analysis. Approximately 89 percent of…

The purpose of special classes for the educable retarded, including aims and objectives, is presented. The organization of such classes in Newport County is discussed in terms of methods of transfer to and from the classes, tests and examinations, relations with the regular classes and within the class, elements of the daily program and suggested…

Word recognition should not be separated from obtaining word meaning or comprehension. The first task of the teacher is to see that the child can handle spoken words adequately. Word mastery begins with learning basic labelling and categorization skills through experience with concrete objects; proceeds to learning words for actions,…

Six individual briefing pamphlets for members of the commissions of the York (England) 1971 International Conference on Teaching and Learning English comprise this document. The Conference is cosponsored by the National Association for the Teaching of English (NATE) of Great Britain; by the Canadian Council of Teachers of English (CCTE); and by…

This publication is designed to aid teachers and school personnel who are seeking ways to individualize reading instruction. The chapters include: "The Individualized Reading Program: A Perspective" by Lyman C. Hunt, Jr.; "Initiating the Individualized Reading Program: Various Transitional Plans" by Lorraine Harvilla; "The Conference in IRP: The…

Developed by the Oregon Elementary English Project, this curriculum unit introduces third and fourth graders to variations in language. Students are led from recognizing that we associate certain sounds with specific settings to recognizing that we associate certain dialects with specific regions. Lessons 1 through 7 involve the use of three…

This study sought to discover what critical apparatus would be most appropriate for observers of verbal discourse who choose to accept Aristotelian or "information theory" causal accounts of dynamic process. The major conclusions were: (1) Both causal systems employ a static grid to express relationships; but while the Aristotelian relations are…

Objectives, practices, and characteristics of general education language arts were synthesized to serve as criteria for evaluating the efforts made by public two-year colleges to meet the needs of terminal students in general education language arts. Data obtained from questionnaires revealed that only 192 schools had a communications course which…

A course is presented which is designed for a student functioning as low as grade four level or with gaps in his knowledge at a very low level, to orient student to program and provide experience in learning skills associated with program materials and instructional support facilities within the training center complex. Following the learning…

The answers to three questions were sought in this study. Does evaluative feedback on the originality of story writing affect originality in subsequent story writing? Does the sex of the student have a significant effect on levels of achievement in originality of story writing? Do reading comprehension levels have a significant effect on levels of…

This book of essays addressed primarily to high school English teachers, includes articles about both theories and practices of teaching English. Section one has general articles about teaching English, dealing with (1) such questions as "What is English?"; (2) specific problem areas such as accountability, behavioral objectives, and ability…

This curriculum guide describes courses and provides some sample lesson plans for an English program for eighth and ninth grade students. All of the students are required to take a basic writing course for the first nine weeks of the semester. For the next nine weeks some students receive large group instruction in linguistics and the other…

A method of reading instruction is discussed in this paper. By helping the child to develop mental pictures of what he reads he can better retain the meaning of the sentence as he deciphers the more difficult words. The non-reader can lose the essence of a sentence because he may become too involved in decoding the sentence. A procedure on how to…

This handbook was planned to help teachers initiate better writing experiences. It provides ideas to give pupils satisfying and challenging activities. Samples of creative writing introduce each new section. The document has 11 sections; these are: (1) Introduction, (2) Guiding Creative Writing, (3) Areas for Creative Writing, (4) Motivating the…

An authorized course of instruction for the Quinmester Program in Dade County (Florida) public schools is given for study of Norwegian dramatist and social critic Henrik Ibsen. The course includes an introduction to four dramas which reveal that man's dream of perfection can sometimes lead to destruction, sterility, and estrangement from life.…