A SPECIFIC APPROACH TO SPEECH LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT WAS DESIGNED AND TESTED USING 56 EXPERIMENTAL AND CONTROL GROUP CLASSES OF VERY YOUNG CHILDREN IN KINDERGARTEN AND THE FIRST GRADE. AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION, ARTICULATION, AND READING AND SPELLING SKILLS WERE EMPHASIZED. ALTHOUGH ACTUAL SPEECH TRAINING WAS PROVIDED FOR ONLY 1 YEAR, THE PROGRESS…

GUIDELINES FOR THE PREPARATION OF TEACHERS OF ENGLISH IN BOTH THE SECONDARY AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WERE FORMULATED FROM THE ENGLISH TEACHER PREPARATION STUDY, CONDUCTED JOINTLY BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE DIRECTORS OF TEACHER EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION, THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEACHERS OF ENGLISH, AND THE MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION. NOT…

TEACHERS OF THE MEXICO, MISSOURI, PUBLIC SCHOOLS DESIGNED A CURRICULUM GUIDE FOR IMPROVING INSTRUCTION FOR THE SLOWER-LEARNER AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL. THE ENGLISH CURRICULUM EMPHASIZES THE DEVELOPMENT OF ORAL SKILLS, NOT BY THE STUDY OF THE FORMAL STRUCTURE AND THEORY OF LANGUAGE, BUT THROUGH IMITATION OF MODELS AND CONSISTENT PRACTICE. THE…

ORANGE COUNTY FLORIDA'S ENGLISH GUIDE FOR GRADES SEVEN THROUGH TWELVE IS DIVIDED INTO FOUR ASPECTS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDY--(1) LISTENING, SPEAKING, VIEWING, (2) DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF THE LANGUAGE (INCLUDING GRAMMAR, WORD STUDY, AND USAGE), (3) READING AND LITERATURE, AND (4) WRITING. EACH SECTION DELINEATES OBJECTIVES, CONCEPTS, ATTITUDES,…

A WORKING CONFERENCE, SPONSORED BY THE SOUTHWESTERN COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL LABORATORY, INC., WAS HELD IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO ON JUNE 4-6, 1967 TO BRING TOGETHER PERSONS INTERESTED IN RELATED RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IN THE AREA OF LANGUAGE ARTS FOR PRE-PRIMARY AND PRIMARY, CULTURALLY DIVERSE, NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING CHILDREN. PARTICIPANTS INVITED…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TWOFOLD--(1) TO FIND WHAT LOGICAL HABITS AND ABILITIES POSSESSED BY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN WERE DEMONSTRATED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF COMPOSITIONAL TASKS, AND (2) TO COMPARE THE WRITTEN COMPOSITIONS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN WHO HAD STUDIED UNDER THE NEBRASKA CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT CENTER'S LANGUAGE ARTS PROGRAM…

READING PROGRAMS IN THE ELEMENTARY GRADES IN MANITOBA, CANADA, WERE STUDIED OVER A 4-YEAR PERIOD TO DETERMINE WHAT TYPES OF PROGRAMS WERE IN EFFECT AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE THE TEACHING OF READING. INCLUDED IN THE REPORT ARE (1) A SURVEY OF READING IN MANITOBA FROM 1946-1966, (2) A DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE…

This handbook contains concept-oriented lessons which will help elementary teachers incorporate social studies instruction into their classrooms. The program emphasizes concepts from each of the social science disciplines. Included among these are learning; family; social processes of customs, cooperation, competition, and conflict; rules and…

The Senior Citizens and Parents as Resources for the Classroom (SPARC) project is designed to maximize the learning potential of students. Through the SPARC project, parent and community volunteers, guided by professional educators, can help to meet student needs. This elementary school manual has been compiled by and for the teachers and…

Elementary school teachers acknowledge the need for better writing instruction, but seldom have time for it within their already crowded curricula. Writing instruction suffers from placing skills development before writing activities, from emphasis on reading, and because many teachers are not well prepared to teach writing. A low priority is…

A district-wide language arts program for grades 9 through 12 that emphasizes aesthetic expression in addition to a basic skills component is described in this booklet. A foreword discusses at length the curriculum guide on which the program is based and outlines the potential for the guide's use and modification, the relationship of the state and…

This annotated bibliography lists more than 170 items and is part of a continuing attempt to inform English teachers about recent developments in education. Entries are listed in six categories: bilingual and bidialectical studies; language and verbal learning; literature, humanities, and media; teacher education; testing and evaluation; and…

Designed to infuse career education with language arts and science, these teacher-developed activities for grades 7-12 are based on one of seven teacher competencies identified by an Oregon task force (see CE 019 665 for the project description). The activities in this document are based on teacher competency number 2: help students understand and…

Designed to infuse career education with language arts and science, these teacher-developed activities for grades 7-12 are based on one of seven teacher competencies identified by an Oregon task force (see CE 019 665 for the project description). The activities in this document are based on teacher competency number 4: create opportunities for…

Designed to infuse career education with language arts and science, these teacher-developed activities for grades 7-12 are based on one of seven teacher competencies identified by an Oregon task force (see CE 019 665 for the project description). The activities in this document are based on teacher competency number 7: assist students to reject…