A project by the National Council of Negro Women called "Building New Career Ladders in Clerical Occupations" has five components. Two of these are: (1) development of career ladders on the job; and (2) testing, evaluation, and dissemination. In the career ladder component, 33 companies participated through financial contributions; giving…

The group experience models presented in this guide are for teachers' use in planning diagnostic procedure/motivational activities, evaluation, and materials for learners; in integrating the four strands of objectives (literature, language study, written communication and multimedia communication) into units; in providing alternative activities…

This secondary-level, language arts/social studies curriculum guide focuses on the principles of law and justice relating to the individual and the state; attitudes about justice and injustice; methods of accepting or rejecting the authorities' concept of justice; the effects of these methods; and the relationship of the arts to these issues. The…

The purpose of this project was to develop a more relevant and utilitarian English/language arts and communications media program for technical school students in Grades 10-12. During Phase I, the curriculum was developed by a team of teachers and implemented at each of the grade levels. Evaluation of the program was accomplished through surveying…

This interdisciplinary series of five environmental education units is designed for teacher use at the middle school level. The two crossover units are designed to span a period of six to eight weeks at the beginning of the eighth grade. Each unit is developed around several organizing ideas or concepts; objectives, activities and strategies,…

Readings in this book have been selected to show how creativity and imagination can be the central focus in a literature and language arts curriculum for the elementary grades. Selections are divided into four parts, each with a different emphasis. Part 1 contains three articles which trace the development of imaginative literature and stress the…

One of 6 state reports generated by the Regional Curriculum Project (funded under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act), the document describes 4 specific projects implemented through the Alabama State Superintendent's Office beginning in 1966. All 4 projects were designed to improve instructional leadership by defining the role(s) of the…

Practical classroom-tested ideas for elementary language arts instruction are provided in this planbook. Individual chapters deal with stimulating pupils' interest, using oral language in learning experiences, building listening skills, developing practical uses for creative dramatics, building knowledge through games and exercises, resolving…

The narrative descriptions of local school district projects in North Carolina, funded by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title I, are offered in this volume. Information, including photographs, are presented for each of the eight educational districts and for the special schools. Statistical information is also included. (NH)

In an experiment designed to involve reluctant learners in a creative learning experience, a class of youngsters assumed the role of a Sahara Desert tribe and talked about their perplexity in finding a chair washed up on the beach. Using this incident as the focal point for a project, the teacher divided the children into small groups to compose…

The activities presented in this book, designed to help children translate their thoughts into spoken and written words, can supplement an elementary teacher's own language arts lessons. Objectives for each activity are listed, with the general focus of the many oral activities being to develop a rich verbal background for future written work. The…

More than 1,000 titles are listed in this bibliography of instructional materials for urban schools, based on information gathered from 60 publishers. The grade levels range from preschool to 12th grade and each citation indicates the appropriate grade. The citations are grouped under the following principal subject headings: business, guidance,…

Six attempts by English teachers in Colorado small schools to individualize English, language arts, and poetry instruction are reported. In the experiments, class discussions were teacher-prepared and included objectives, procedures, instructional materials, testing programs, and evaluations. Both junior high school and senior high school students…

This report of a survey, undertaken by a Task Force of the National Council of Teachers of English, provides information on 190 independent and uncoordinated programs in language and reading for the disadvantaged (both rural and urban) throughout the United States. Part I describes the scope of the survey and the organization, operation, and major…

This guide was developed to acquaint teachers with the Continuous Progress Program, which is designed to recognize the individual differences of children in a nongraded curricular system and to make available to teachers a set of guidelines for implementation. The guide establishes the parameters within which the operation of an individualized…