Three levels of work in language development for preschool and primary age deaf children are presented, along with suggested daily schedules and yearly programs. Skills covered are speech, lipreading, auditory training, and language. Instructions are given for teaching activities in the areas of the various parts of speech and types of sentences.…

When students inductively study linguistic patterns and then apply their understanding to achieve sentence variety, their interest in composition is heightened and their writing styles improve. Through examples in music and in nonsense and model sentences, students became aware of their language's basic structural patterns (subject-verb word…

The revised Hanriksen Teacher Word Analysis Test was administered to 133 education students to determine the relationship between certain reading methods courses completed and word analysis knowledge. The students were placed in one of four groups: (1) students without methods courses in reading and language arts, (2) students with 6 hours of…

Educational intervention programs involving disadvantaged children have not sufficiently succeeded in the remediation of their academic deficiencies. Gains made appear to be very short term and generally unimpressive. Accepting the assumption that the deficiencies are not genetic, one is led to suspect the adequacy of the educational system.…

Forty-two university students enrolled in an elementary school language arts methods course were randomly assigned to one of three treatment groups: (1) regular instruction supplemented by micro-teaching technique and videotape, (2) regular instruction supplemented by classroom observation in the public schools, and (3) regular instruction…

Developed for a high school quinmester unit on the Russian novel, this guide is designed to give students the opportunity to become familiar with the major works of Leo Tolstoy and Fyodor Dostoevski. Performance objectives for the course include studying the general facets of 19th century Russian culture and history, analyzing the novels of…

To improve the quality of teacher education, the School of Education at Indiana University completed a reorganization effort that resulted in the Division of Teacher Education. Initially supported by an institutional grant from the U.S. Office of Education, along with a reallocation of funds within the school, the division was structured to meet…

This bulletin presents news and opinions of the staff of Project Brave of the St. John Valley in northern Maine. Included in this issue are information concerning the summer materials development team, an article on the future of language institutes, and many photographs of activities at Project Brave. (SK)

Although creative expression and drama in the classroom are important in leading education toward a more humanistic approach to learning as well as toward the development of students capable of responding more rationally to the changing world educators have offered few opportunities for creative student expression. Thus, this book focuses on…

The purpose of this study was to develop a foundation for reliable and effective measurement of significant parameters in the development of written language skills in school age children. The subjects for the study were 25 nine-year-old children, 12 boys and 13 girls, who were randomly selected from among 1,559 participants. The findings…

A handbook and teachers guide to phonics and the initial teaching alphabet (ITA) is given. The use of phonics to teach reading is described with the appropriate rules and steps. The principals of ITA and several practice lessons on using ITA are supplied. (WH)

One of a series prepared by the Hawaii Newspaper Agency, this teaching guide offers some practical ideas on how to start using the newspaper in the classroom for social studies, mathematics, speech, and language arts instruction. This booklet, both for convenience and at the request of teachers, is divided into three sections; kindergarten through…

One of a series prepared by the Hawaii Newspaper Agency, this teaching guide suggests ways of using the newspaper in the classroom and serves as an idea kit for introducing elementary school students to the newspaper. The two booklets comprising this kit provide background descriptions of the newspapering process, tips for good writing,…

This updated version reflects current concerns regarding preschool and elementary education and the acquisition of language by children. It suggests creative ways of teaching the language arts and bases them on educational research and theory. Chapters deal with "Teaching English,""Language Study,""The Young Child's Language,""Spelling and Reading…

The Special Reading Project is designed to serve those students who are identified as education deprived (not achieving at grade level expectancy) in the language arts area. The project is staffed with personnel trained to diagnose learning problems and prescribe individual educational plans to be implemented through prescriptive teaching. The…