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Katz, Lilian G.; Chard, Sylvia C. – 1998
Unlike units and themes in the early childhood and primary curriculum, projects are defined as children's in-depth investigations of various topics--ideally, topics worthy of the children's time and energy. As increasing numbers of teachers and school districts incorporate project work into their curriculum, questions have been raised about what…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Discovery Learning
Kagan, Spencer – 1995
Language Acquisition is determined by a complex interaction of a number of critical input, output, and context variables. This digest examines these variables and reveals that cooperative learning has a dramatic positive impact on almost all of the variables critical to language acquisition. The examination looks at how cooperative learning…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)
Otten, Evelyn Holt – 1998
This ERIC Digest describes what primary sources are and how and why they can be used in elementary school classrooms. Primary sources are historical artifacts with which students can interact to effectively engage in active learning. Topics discussed in the Digest include: "What Are Primary Sources?"; "Why Use Primary…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Discovery Learning, Elementary Education, History
Calderon, Margarita Espino – 1999
This digest discusses a project conducted in the Ysleta Independent School District in El Paso, Texas, that sought to integrate effective practices in literacy education, an empirically based cooperative learning model, and a classroom management model to help teachers develop the English and Spanish language proficiency of their students. The…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education
Reeves, Jane – 1989
Various elementary school foreign language programs (FLES) are introduced, including, regular FLES, content-based FLES, and exploratory foreign language programs (FLEX), and a description of each of the programs is presented. The following questions are addressed: (1) Where should FLES programs meet? (2) How are FLES and FLEX programs staffed? (3)…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Elementary Education, FLES, Instructional Materials
Smith, Carl B.; Sensenbaugh, Roger – 1992
This digest discusses children with reading difficulties and how these children can be helped to read and learn more effectively. The digest offers a definition and discussion of dyslexia, examines instructional conditions that help the reading comprehension of children labeled as learning disabled, offers suggestions for choosing helpful reading…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities, Parent Participation
Smallwood, Betty Ansin – 2002
The incorporation of age- and language-appropriate thematic literature into the early childhood curriculum can stimulate content-based academic learning for English language learners (ELLs). This systematic approach is particularly beneficial to young ELLs ages 3 through 8, because it provides background knowledge and cultural information along…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)
Clark, Ann-Marie – 2000
Parent-teacher conferences sometimes become a cause for concern for everyone involved. This Spanish-language ERIC Digest outlines ways to improve communication during parent-teacher conferences. Suggestions are offered to help parents participate more effectively in conferences, including identifying what is being done to help a child overcome a…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Elementary Education, Interpersonal Communication, Learning Problems
Clark, Ann-Marie – 1999
Parent-teacher conferences sometimes become a cause for concern for everyone involved. This Digest outlines ways to improve communication during parent-teacher conferences. Suggestions are offered to help parents participate more effectively in conferences, including identifying what is being done to help a child overcome a problem, examining the…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Elementary Education, Interpersonal Communication, Learning Problems
Nelson, Carol – 1994
This digest deals with within-class reading ability grouping. The digest discusses limitations of grouping; teacher attitudes; student recollections of ability grouping experiences; and grouping for specific purposes (focusing on cooperative learning and its benefits). The digest suggests that good teachers who provide supportive environments for…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning
Haas, Mari – 2000
This digest describes the use of thematic, communicative language teaching in the K-8 foreign language classroom. Such theme-based curricula can reinforce or extend the content of the regular classroom curriculum and give coherence to language lessons. Themes for curriculum units can be derived from many sources. Teachers should choose themes that…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Elementary Education, French, German
Rosenbusch, Marcia H. – 1995
This digest provides useful information on starting an elementary school foreign language (FLES) program. Individual sections address the following: (1) cautions in planning a FLES program; (2) initiating the planning process; (3) designing the program, with special attention given to scheduling and language choice; (4) programs that lead to high…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum, FLES, Language Fluency
Katz, Lilian G. – 1994
A project is an in-depth investigation of a topic worth learning more about, usually undertaken by a group of children within a class. The goal of a project is to learn more about a topic rather than to find answers to questions posed by a teacher. Project work is complementary to the systematic parts of a curriculum. Whereas systematic…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Curriculum Development, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education
ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education, Urbana, IL. – 1994
This digest reviews research on the link between children's nutrition and their ability to learn from the prenatal through school years. It also discusses the importance of nutrition education for children. The need for adequate nutrition during pregnancy and the preschool years is highlighted by research that indicates that low birthweight…
Descriptors: Anemia, Birth Weight, Children, Cognitive Ability
Katz, Lilian G. – 1994
A project is an in-depth investigation of a topic worth learning more about, usually undertaken by a group of children within a class. The goal of a project is to learn more about a topic rather than to find answers to questions posed by a teacher. Project work is complementary to the systematic parts of a curriculum. Whereas systematic…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Curriculum Development, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education
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