Intended to acquaint students and parents with the English program at Bellaire High School (Michigan), this guide contains the curriculum for grades 7 through 12. After a short introduction stating the program's philosophy and student requirements, a style sheet for all student papers, and a list of the program's sequence, the curriculum for each…

In stimulating children to discuss their feelings through language arts activities, puppets and poetry were utilized. (RK)

A televised program of Tales from King Arthur for elementary students provides reinforcement for other language arts skills as well as a personal literary experience for the viewer. (JH)

Argues the need for the development of oral language skills as a basis for reading and writing at the elementary school level. (RB)

Reading success will be encouraged if children are given ample opportunity to verbally respond to first-hand experiences. (JH)

Analysis of 38 curriculum guides suggests the pace of change in English classrooms is slow and undramatic. (JH)

Cites numerous examples from "The Real Mother Goose" supporting the contention that many of the rhymes are sexist. (TO)

Suggests that the teacher who wants to lead children toward visual literacy and eventually to reading and writing skill must help children explore what they themselves perceive and how and why they perceive it. (TO)

Describes memories of a "romance" with reading and creative writing, followed by contrasting doubts as a teacher. (TO)

Presents a brief account of the activities of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills during the past year. (TO)

Ideas and suggestions for using the newspaper in the classroom are compiled in this volume. Activities, listed according to their appropriateness for students at the primary, intermediate, and secondary levels, focus on the relationship between newspaper features and articles and study in the various content areas: language arts, mathematics,…

The publication "Bootstraps, Part III" serves as a starter for working committees which are formulating a language arts curriculum (kindergarten through grade 12); it allows for additions and changes appropriate for individual schools, contains identifiable strands (such as "speaking") extending through the 13 grade levels, and gives long-range…

The articles in this issue of "Kansas English" discuss and define what is basic in composition. The first article, by Richard Lloyd-Jones, discusses the teaching of composition and the preparation of teachers of composition. The second article, by Hans P. Guth, suggests a positive modern approach to language, designed to help students become more…

Describes a film history course available to elementary school students at P.S. 75 in New York. (RB)