Suggests that reading be taught through the social studies and by the experience approach on the elementary school level. An activity is described in which a short story, "Ann's Special Family," provides the focus for developing vocabulary and bringing real-life experiences into focus. (DB)

Proposes modifying standard readability formulas, such as the Fry and Flesch, by determining which words in a given passage would be taught as vocabulary words. These words are given the value of one syllable. In examples using this method, the readability is reduced from eighth to fourth grade. (KC)

Suggests that elementary school social studies is the subject that students like the least; is viewed as a subject one knows, not does; the future-oriented applicability of social studies is meaningless to children; and experience enables students to bring meaning to their studies. (KC)

Summarizes the themes of a conference sponsored by the Association of Canadian Community Colleges and by the Society of the Publication Critere, Inc., during which the individual's right to action and decision beyond the control of professional groups was examined within the framework of law, politics, and the arts and sciences. (JP)

Evaluates past work by the Association of Teachers of Technical Writing (ATTW). Suggests 12 areas for future ATTW work. (RL)

The pressing need to increase the number of reading instruction courses required for teacher certification is discussed. (LH)

Provides the author's impressions of the 1979 Canadian Council of Teachers of English Conference at Ottawa, noting the three prominent areas of concern: the assessment of writing at all educational levels, the teaching of writing to non-matriculation students, and continuing education for the writing teacher. (RL)

Suggests how to introduce the concept of evaluation for social studies students in grades 1-6. Presents a checklist for students to complete when evaluating social studies materials. (DB)

Discusses problems besetting faculty sabbatical programs in an age of general financial cutbacks. Suggests various types of faculty exchange programs as a means of substituting for the cutback in sabbaticals. (Author/DB)

Equal education for Blacks in the nation's public school systems may have a long way to go, but it has already come a fair distance. (LH)

There is a need for societal changes to accommodate the handicapped and retarded in the labor force. Career education has become the primary component of many programs for the mentally retarded. Because of the job market, equal time must be given to leisure skill training and job skill training. (JOW)

Proposes that literary analysis and criticism need to strike a balance between reader and text, between subjectivity and objectivity. Notes that literary works call for different critical approaches and urges English teachers to develop students' skills for apprehending what approach should be used with particular works. (JT)

The article describes a teacher support system model to help regular classroom teachers meet the needs of mainstreamed handicapped children. Based on a survey of perceived prerequisite skills and competencies for dealing with learning and behavior disorders, the Teacher Assistance Team concept was developed to provide a day-to-day peer…

Traces the history of journalism education, focusing on matters that relate journalism and communications as a scholarly pursuit to problems of professional practice. (GT)

Considers problems related to post-literacy work and reviews the relationship between literacy teaching and post-literacy work. Post-literacy work is interpreted to include all materials and structures which enable the newly literate adult to keep up, use, and develop the knowledge acquired through literacy teaching. (Author/DB)