Confirms the view that the more alternatives avilable to students in preservice education and student teaching, the better their education will be meeting individual and future needs. (Author/RB)

This twelfth annual review of research discusses 177 studies in elementary language arts, the majority dealing with reading instruction. (RB)

Describes how The 14th Dragon,'' a children's book, can be used to stimulate the student's imagination in an experience approach to language and reading. (MM)

Deals with some of the difficult questions that arise when one attempts to handle Black English in the context of helping children learn to read and write. (Author/JM)

Explains how the arrival of the performance contractor, Behavioral Research Laboratories, at Gary, Indiana, was beneficial and why their departure became a necessity. Contends that the tenure of BRL had to be curtailed because they functioned not as a creator of a new program, but as a change agent sufficiently powerful to force change at Gary.…

A description of the Language Arts program in Hartford, Michigan, one of the largest migrant centers in the state. (RY)

Study reveals the stress teachers place upon instructional materials and their use in teaching a variety of subjects. (RK)

Argues that the schools have failed minority group children, that a major cause of this has been a failure to understand the linguistic and cultural backgrounds of such children, and that there must be increased attention given to training educational personnel to bring about this understanding' if education for minority children is to improve."…

A report from the Educational Resources Information Center at the National Council of Teachers of English; includes abstracts of ERIC-processed documents pertinent to this topic. (RD)

A report by the Educational Resources Information Center at the National Council of Teachers of English; ERIC Abstracts are included for documents cited. (Author)