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McKeown, Margaret Gentile – Language Arts, 1979
Describes a language arts project which used students' own first names as the project theme. (DD)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Etymology, Language Acquisition, Language Arts

McKeown, Margaret Gentile – Language Arts, 1979
Defines language awareness, examines shifts in meaning which words undergo, and discusses how this topic can be applied in education. (DD)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Language Arts, Language Instruction, Language Role
Edwards, Viv; Sutcliffe, Dave – Times Educational Supplement (London), 1978
Links between language and identity are so strong that attempts to correct nonstandard speech are likely to be interpreted by West Indian children as criticism or rejection. A far more constructive approach would be to acknowledge and accept Creole in the classroom. (Author)
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Black Students, Classroom Communication, Creoles

Shannon, Albert J. – Reading Improvement, 1983
Argues that children with limited English-speaking ability are often misdiagnosed as poor readers on formal and informal measures of reading ability. Offers suggestions for management of true miscues made in oral reading. (FL)
Descriptors: Dialects, Elementary Education, Error Patterns, Language Variation
McClure, Amy A., Ed.; Kristo, Janice V., Ed. – 1996
Focusing on children's books identified as "notable" for their rich use of language, this book presents essays that discuss literary genres and literary language, responding to the language of Notable Books, and developing an appreciation for language diversity. The book also presents brief essays by well-known children's authors…
Descriptors: Authors, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Language Arts
Gerlach, Russel L. – 1983
The paper describes the Ozark Elementary Curriculum Project undertaken to provide the region's teachers with resources to create a positive image of the Ozarks and its cultural heritage. Using a multicultural approach, the curriculum presents regional culture as a valid alternative to any standardized national culture, and attempts to demonstrate…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cultural Background, Cultural Pluralism, Cultural Traits