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Humes, Ann, Ed.; And Others – 1981
This volume focuses on papers presented by grantees supported by the National Institute of Education and the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education at a meeting held in September, 1980. Papers are grouped into the following sections: composing processes and development, writing assessment, writing instruction in context, the writing…
Descriptors: College English, Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, English Curriculum
Download full textLloyd-Jones, Richard, Ed.; Lunsford, Andrea A., Ed. – 1989
Compiled from the three-week English Coalition conference of 60 leaders in the English teaching profession, this report examines the way English and the language arts are taught at all levels of education today, and the problems in society and education that interfere with learning. Conferees represented the National Council of Teachers of English…
Descriptors: College English, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction
Olson, Gary A., Comp. – 1981
Presented at a writing center conference by English department faculty members from around the United States--all involved with writing centers--the papers in this collection relate personal experiences and discuss many of the problems faced by writing centers. The ten papers deal with the following topics: (1) the progress and future of writing…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, English Curriculum, English Departments, Grammar
Rosebery, Ann S.; Warren, Beth – 2000
At a time when children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds represent the fastest growing school-age population in the United States, too many of these children are failing in school science and mathematics. This report discusses the events and recommendations of the Children's Ways with Words in Science and Mathematics…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), High Risk Students
Barker, David J., Ed.; Terdy, Dennis, Ed. – 1984
Selected papers from the state conference of the Illinois Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages include two plenary session presentations and six concurrent session presentations. The plenary session presentations are "Who's In Charge Here?" by Jesan Handscombe and "So What Do You Do In There Anyway?" by Dennis Terdy. The concurrent…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Bilingual Education, Classroom Techniques, Cloze Procedure
Joliet Junior Coll., IL. – 1981
Ten papers address areas of concern regarding improvement in serving the needs of limited English proficient (LEP) adults. The first paper (by D. Terdy) overviews the background and skills LEP adults bring to adult education programs as well as their language needs and educational goals. The second paper (by S. Smith) describes changes in adult…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Counseling, Adult Education, Adult Literacy
Atkinson, Tannis – 1988
This report summarizes the proceedings of a day-long conference for adult literacy practitioners in Toronto. The conference addressed the many ways in which education can become more inclusive of adult learners. During the seven different workshops, participants explored questions of "voice." Common concerns included the following: (1) many people…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Disabilities
Newell, R. C.; Chambers, J. W., Ed. – 1982
Following the federal court's Ann Arbor (Michigan) decision regarding the education of children who speak black English, the National Institute of Education and the Ann Arbor Public Schools cosponsored a national conference on the subject, the proceedings of which are summarized in this paper. Following an introduction, the paper provides…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Blacks, Comparative Analysis, Court Litigation
Baca, Leonard, Ed.; And Others – 1985
The monograph presents eight papers delivered at the 1985 symposium on exceptional Hispanic children and youth. R. Rueda and J. Mercer begin with "A Predictive Analysis of Decision-Making Practices with Limited English Proficient Handicapped Students" which examines the generalizability of a path model to the referral process in two urban…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Cultural Differences, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities
Rodriguez, Victor, Ed. – 1980
Materials are presented from a workshop designed to provide an opportunity for bilingual education researchers and practitioners to share knowledge, experiences, and concerns related to assessing language proficiency. The sessions included: (1) "Formal and Informal Evaluation of Oral English Language Skills," by William Russell; (2) "Assessing…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, English (Second Language), Korean
August, Diane, Ed.; McArthur, Edith, Ed. – 1996
This report presents the results of a working meeting to provide guidance to staff at the National Center for Education Statistics on: (1) establishing guidelines for inclusion of limited-English-proficient (LEP) students in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), field tests, research, and development; (2) modifications in the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulation, Identification
Wilcox, Lee, Ed. – 1969
Information about the educational systems of Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama that may be helpful to the U.S. college admission officers is presented. Background information about the countries and the current primary, secondary, and postsecondary educational systems are considered.…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Students, Comparative Education, Educational Quality
Kirkham, E. Bruce, Comp. – 1980
Eleven teams of Indiana secondary school librarians and English teachers participating in a 5-week workshop produced summaries of curriculum units and teaching aids to be used in their schools during 1981-82. Designed to maximize the use of available library resources, these cooperative projects are reported to serve as a stimulus to the…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Curriculum Development, Educational Resources, English Curriculum
Hughes, Sarah; Botkins, Rod – 2001
The National Forum on Family Literacy was convened to encourage and facilitate collaboration among programs at the state level to improve the quality of family literacy services. This forum provided an opportunity for state-level representatives of Head Start, Even Start, Even Start Statewide Family Literacy Initiatives, and Adult Education to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Quality, English (Second Language), Family Literacy
Vilke, Mirjana – 1995
This report evolved from the results of a Croatian project of introducing foreign languages (English, French, German, and Italian) into the first grade, begun in 1991 and initially involving about 400 students. Participants from 11 European countries and Croatia were invited to attend a 4-day course, sponsored by the Council of Europe and the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, English, Foreign Countries, French
