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Burke, Betty – 1995
This resource book contains a whole-language, extended thematic unit about the ways in which all people are the same. The book includes the following sections: (1) "Everybody Eats Food"; (2) "Everybody Wears Clothes"; (3) "Everybody Needs a Place to Live"; (4) "Everybody Communicates"; (5) "Everybody Uses Transportation"; (6) "Everybody Goes to…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Activity Units, Childrens Literature, Cooperation
Miller-Lachmann, Lyn; Taylor, Lorraine S. – 1995
This book is written for preservice and inservice teachers who work primarily, but not exclusively, with children in kindergarten through eighth grade. The materials and methods for teaching culturally diverse students are most appropriate for children of elementary and middle school age. Using techniques of cooperative learning and incorporating…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Elementary Education
Dixon-Krauss, Lisbeth, Ed. – 1996
Designed to help teachers think about, analyze, and make decisions on literacy instruction, this book provides the conceptual framework and methodology to put the ideas of Lev Vygotsky into practice for classroom literacy instruction. The book claims that Vygotsky's ideas provide a cohesive framework and an operational model that teachers can use…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education, Emergent Literacy
Lyman, Lawrence; And Others – 1993
This book provides practicing educators with strategies for the successful implementation of cooperative learning in the classroom. Chapter 1 discusses the components of cooperative learning and how this practice meets the needs of students. Chapter 2 explains the process of restructuring the classroom into a cooperative environment. An 11-step…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning
Carroll, Margaret Kelly – 1998
Written for parents, this book discusses current practice in preschools, elementary schools, and secondary schools. The first section, entitled "Learning," defines and discusses learning, memory, learning styles, study skills, and homework. The second section, entitled "What Goes on in Schools?," discusses inclusion,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Child Rearing, Cooperative Learning, Educational Environment
Koetzsch, Ronald E. – 1997
Recognizing that parents have a great range of options in choosing and creating an education for their child, this book is designed to help parents make an informed, conscious choice about their child's schooling. Chapters in the first part of the guide provide an overview of American education, the mainstream public sector and alternative…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational History, Educational Trends
Page, Diane R. – 2001
This training module for inexperienced elementary classroom assistant teachers provides information on what their job consists of, what is occurring in American elementary schools, and possibilities for paraeducators. The 12 chapters are: (1) "Who Are You?"; (2) "Are You Qualified?"; (3) "What Can You Expect?"; (4) "What about Instruction?"; (5)…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style, Collegiality
Hoffman, Carol – 1996
Teachers are faced with the effects of the fragmentation of the family structure and an increasing number of children who are neglected, misbehave, and have trouble with learning. This book offers a solution to teachers in a system bound by legal educational requirements based on the various labels given children in schools today. The book is…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers
Lloyd, John Wills, Ed.; Kameenui, Edward J., Ed.; Chard, David, Ed. – 1997
This book is designed to reaffirm the value of special instruction and to provide information on current research and practice which shows productive and successful outcomes. It addresses the definition of disabilities, the assessment of disabilities, instruction, special populations, special education legislation and policy, and integration.…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders, Classification
