Discusses (in question/answer format) criteria to use when evaluating language arts software. Also reviews four programs illustrating principles/ideas considered in these criteria. Programs include: "Story Maker" (grades 3 and above); "Suspect Sentences" (Grades 7-12); "M-ss-ng L-nks" (grades 2 and above); and…

Offers practical activities that make spelling drill more interesting and more applicable to vocabulary development. (FL)

Explores children's interaction during talking, telling, and storymaking stages as they prepare a narrative. Discusses a method of stimulating children to create stories by encouraging them to talk about a book that has been read aloud to them. (HTH)

Encourages teachers to evaluate the appropriateness of language activities in the light of the language competencies children possess. (DD)

Discusses some of the negative effects classifying and labeling has on children entering the elementary grades. (DD)

Teachers must try to listen to children a great deal more and question them a great deal less. (Author)

English is next! Children eagerly look forward to new language arts experiences when they can draw on some of their own. (Editor)

Describes ways in which the teletype can be used to stimulate student interest in language arts, social studies, and science. (KS)

Connecting art and language arts, this guide offers creative lessons for more than 140 favorite children's books, most of which have been published within the last 10 years. The lessons help teachers inspire students in grades K-5 to create art projects related to a book's story. In the first part of the book, the author explains more than 50 art…

As parents adapt to meet today's changing definition of literacy, they are often left with many questions about what is happening in their child's classroom. To help address parents' concerns, this guide uses clear, everyday language and classroom examples to explain and illustrate some of the key concepts and terms in literacy acquisition and…

This paper examines educational practice between 1450-1650, highlighting 16th century educationist, Peter Ramus, whose work is remembered in the "History of Western Philosophy" as fostering a "pedagogic marvel." Ramus' work has received scant attention from English-speaking educationists, and his niche within the educational…

Most research supports the teaching of language arts in an integrated program. This topical bibliography and commentary addresses: how integrated language arts is carried out by school administrations; how integrated language arts is carried out by the teacher; whether integrated instruction helps improve learning performance in reading and…