PREPARED AS PART OF "PROJECT IMPROVING AND EXTENDING THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA REPERTORY," THIS VOLUME CONTAINS CURRICULAR MATERIALS REPRESENTING THE CLASSICAL PERIOD. A HISTORY OF THE PERIOD IS GIVEN, AS WELL AS HISTORIES OF THE COMPOSERS AND THEIR INDIVIDUAL COMPOSITIONS. THE MATERIALS ARE PREPARED FOR FOUR DEGREES OF TECHNICAL…

PREPARED AS PART OF "PROJECT IMPROVING AND EXTENDING THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA REPERTORY," THIS VOLUME CONTAINS CURRICULAR MATERIALS REPRESENTING THE ROMANTIC PERIOD. A MUSICAL HISTORY OF THE PERIOD IS GIVEN, AS WELL AS HISTORIES OF THE COMPOSERS AND THEIR INDIVIDUAL COMPOSITIONS. THE MATERIALS ARE PREPARED FOR THREE DEGREES OF TECHNICAL…

PREPARED AS PART OF "PROJECT IMPROVING AND EXTENDING THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA REPERTORY," THIS VOLUME CONTAINS CURRICULAR MATERIALS REPRESENTING THE 20TH CENTURY PERIOD. A MUSICAL HISTORY OF THE PERIOD IS GIVEN, AS WELL AS HISTORIES OF THE COMPOSERS AND THEIR INDIVIDUAL COMPOSITIONS. THE MATERIALS ARE PREPARED FOR 3 DEGREES OF TECHNICAL…

THE DEVELOPMENTAL READING IN GRADES 7 THROUGH 12 WAS PRESENTED, GIVING PROCEDURE AND TECHNIQUES, READING MATERIALS, BASIC SKILLS, ENRICHMENT, LESSON PLANS, AND A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF RECOMMENDED READING. BASIC SKILLS CITED WERE--PHONETIC AND STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS, COMPREHENSION, LOCATION, SKILLS, VOCABULARY, AND ENRICHMENT. EVALUATION, ORGANIZING, AND…

AN ARITHMETIC WORKSHOP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI WAS HELD TO IMPROVE THE PRIMARY AND INTERMEDIATE ARITHMETIC PROGRAMS FOR THE ACADEMICALLY GIFTED CHILDREN OF THE CINCINNATI PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE MATERIAL PRESENTED FOR USE IN THE PRIMARY GRADES CONTAINS CONCEPTS TO BE DEVELOPED, APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES TO REINFORCE THE LEARNING, AND PUZZLES AND…

DURING A WORKSHOP HELD TO IMPROVE PRIMARY AND INTERMEDIATE ARITHMETIC PROGRAMS FOR THE ACADEMICALLY GIFTED CHILDREN IN THE CINCINNATI SCHOOLS, THE TEACHER PARTICIPANTS DEVELOPED A SERIES OF IDEAS AND EXERCISES. THE MATERIAL IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE CHALLENGING ENRICHMENT EXPERIENCES FOR MANY CHILDREN AND TO BE OF HELP TO ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS…

THESE ARTICLES ARE WRITTEN TO GIVEN ESSENTIAL FACTS ON TESTING TO INTERESTED CITIZENS. THE IMPORTANCE OF TESTING LIES IN ITS VALUE AS A GUIDANCE TOOL. TESTS REPRESENT ONLY A SAMPLING OF A PERSON'S PERFORMANCE FROM WHICH GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS ARE INFERRED. THERE ARE NUMEROUS TYPES OF TESTS DESIGNED FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES, MEASUREMENT IN SOME IS…

IN IMPROVING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IT IS AN IMPORTANT STEP TO PROVIDE A BETTER KNOWLEDGE AND A BROADER UNDERSTANDING OF MINORITY GROUPS. SUCH METHODS AND TECHNIQUES INCLUDE THE USE OF FILMS, LITERATURE, AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES. THESE MATERIALS SHOULD PROVIDE NEW INSIGHTS FOR TEACHING STUDENTS TO UNDERSTAND, ACCEPT, AND RESPECT INDIVIDUALS WHO…

SUGGESTIONS AND TECHNIQUES ARE OUTLINED TO HELP THE ADMINISTRATOR AND SCHOOL STAFF IMPLEMENT A HUMAN RELATIONS PROGRAM AIMED AT IMPROVING INTERGROUP RELATIONS. THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THREE SAMPLE SCHOOLS LOCATED IN CHANGING NEIGHBORHOODS AND ONE SCHOOL WITH SOCIOECONOMIC STRATIFICATIONS IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA ARE DESCRIBED. AREAS OF ETHNIC GROUP…

UNDER PRESENT FISCAL POLICIES, BOARDS OF EDUCATION DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO PROVIDE THE KIND AND QUALITY OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS NEEDED FOR THE WELL-BEING OF OUR SOCIETY. THE FOLLOWING POLICIES OFFER PROMISE AS GUIDES. THE FINANCIAL BURDEN SHOULD BE SHARED BY ALL CITIZENS AND BY ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT. DETERMINATION OF NEEDS SHOULD BE THE…

IN LIGHT OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS DISCUSSED, THE FOLLOWING SUGGESTIONS ARE MADE FOR THE SET-UP OF A MATHEMATICS PROGRAM FOR SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN. IN PRE-SCHOOL, CHILDREN SHOULD BE SUBJECTED TO PERCEPTUAL TRAINING AND CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT RELATIVE TO SPACE, NUMBER, TIME AND RELATED CONCEPTUAL DOMAINS, SINCE THESE LATER BECOME THE…

IT IS HELD THAT A PROPERLY CONDUCTED SCHOOL JOURNEY IS A PLANNED, CAREFULLY SUPERVISED, AND THOROUGHLY EVALUATED VISIT TO A POINT OF INTEREST AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE CLASSROOM. TO OBSERVE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES FIRST HAND IS OF GREAT HELP IN CRYSTALLIZING CONCEPTS. TRIPS, HOWEVER, ARE JUSTIFIABLE ONLY WHEN THEY ARE RELATED DIRECTLY TO…

THE PHILOSPHY UNDERLYING A GOOD KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM IS EXPRESSED THROUGH THE TEACHER, WHO DEMONSTRATES ITS MEANING FROM DAY TO DAY IN HER WORK WITH CHILDREN AND PARENTS. IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM, THE TEACHER SHOULD TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION A GRADED TRANSITION FROM HOME TO SCHOOL, SHOULD FOSTER A WORKING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN HOME…

THE CHILD WITH NO SPEECH HANDICAPS NEEDS TRAINING IF HE IS TO DEVELOP A SPEECH PATTERN WHICH IS AN ASSET RATHER THAN A LIABILITY. THE REGULAR CLASSROOM TEACHING MUST BE PREPARED TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION IN CORRECT SPEAKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES. THE CURRICULUM SHOULD PROVIDE FOR INSTRUCTION IN THE BASIC ATTITUDES AND…

A REVISED VERSION OF THE 1963 SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF RESOURCE MATERIALS PROVIDES INFORMATION ON IDENTIFYING THE POTENTIAL DROPOUT, ON MEASURES BEING TAKEN BY SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM, AND ON THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF RESEARCH BEING CONDUCTED ON THE DROPOUT PROBLEM. THE MATERIALS ARE IN SECTIONS--"GENERAL…