Discusses social prejudices against old people in general and old women in particular; suggests ways to combat these prejudices. (DD)

Reviews recent innovations in language arts instruction and provides lists of materials children read and books children might make. (DD)

A list of 25 English language arts journals, including the names of the sponsoring organizations, the names and addresses of the editors, and brief descriptions of the contents and editorial policies of the journals. (DD)

Describes the discovery and decipherment of the Rosetta Stone. (AV)

Draw an eye. Add a crown. Children make a gallery of illustrations to help "narrate" a story. (Editor)

Poems, activities and your kids' own ideas can produce a play that is truly their own. (Editor)

A knowledge of myth, legend, and folklore will help children understand allusions, their cultural ancestry, and themselves. (DD)

Discusses types of evaluation appropriate with elementary school writing. (AA)

Explores the relationship between language arts and social studies in terms of subject integration and the established school curriculum. States that this integration helps students achieve a variety of goals and skills. Hypothetical situations taken from Alberta provincial curriculum guides are used to explore the merits and disadvantages of…

"Grandfather Moose" rhymes, written to follow the Mother Goose tradition, are short, appealing, easy-to-memorize sign language nursery rhymes which employ visual poetic devices such as similar signs and transitional flow of movement. (CB)

The collection of 15 teaching ideas from teachers of limited English proficient students focus on language skills and include such suggestions as having older students prepare a slide show to illustrate irregular English verbs for younger students and interviewing parents about their traditions. (DB)

A collection of plays, stories, and rhymes are offered in this article to help celebrate Halloween. (DF)

Discusses the literacy of teacher Ruth Madden and its relation to her unique approach to language arts teaching in the primary grades. (HTH)

Illustrates the existence of meanings in conversation that are not based on the listener's interpretations by analyzing the conversations from a family therapy session. Transcripts of the conversations are appended. (HTH)

The article reviews the mechanics of learning to read and describes three computer programs to teach reading skills and three to build language skills in gifted students. Each of the programs is given an overall rating as well as rating for ease of use, visual appeal, reliability, educational value, documentation, error handling, and value for…