This report summarizes recommendations from NCTM, NRC, CCSSM, NMAP, and IES to guide early numeracy instruction for elementary age students in general and special education classroom settings. We highlight common threads among general and special education research recommendations and provide a numeracy intervention curriculum model connecting…

This article presents activities in rhythm and motor development to precede music reading instruction, then outlines a six-stage sequence for teaching the principles of music notation to beginning instrumentalists. (Author/SJL)

Woodworking experiences based on a task analysis approach can be motivating instructional experiences for preschool handicapped children. The article presents sequentially ordered hammering and sawing skills adaptations for specific disability groups. (CL)

Argues that sequencing is the hidden agenda in many content area classrooms. Suggests that, if students are to improve their sequencing ability, teachers must become aware of the hidden, sequencing requirements in their curricula. Describes exercises for helping students become better sequencers. (FL)

Listed are a number of developmental and sequential map skills and concepts which can serve as a general guide to presenting and reinforcing basic map and geography ideas and related activities for preschool through grade 6 students. (KC)

Presented is a list of developmental and sequential skills and concepts for preschool through grade 6 students, which can serve as a general guide to presenting and reinforcing globe and earth science basic ideas and related activities. (Author/KC)

These lessons are designed to familiarize students with political and legal terminology through memorization and testing. Students are required to take notes on the terms and definitions given in class on 3 by 5 cards to file alphabetically at home. They are also instructed to keep a notebook of the terms to bring to class and memorize. After one…

Intended to aid speech-language pathologists in providing sequential, meaningful take-home assignments for articulation-impaired elementary school students, this book lists 95 activities which promote parent involvement in articulation-task learning. Each of the 95 activities (65 for non-readers and 34 for readers) is written on a slip which…

Research findings on auditory sequencing and auditory blending and fusion, auditory-visual integration, and language patterns are presented in support of the Linguistic Auditory Memory Patterns (LAMP) program. LAMP consists of 100 developmental lessons for young students with learning disabilities or language problems. The lessons are included in…

Three learning activities, test strategies, and teacher suggestions are provided to help intermediate and secondary-level teachers teach skills in history and the social sciences. (RM)

The activities included in this book are based on current theory on effective oral communication and are intended to increase students' repertoire and use of effective oral communication behaviors. Specifically, the book's activities are designed to (1) appeal to students of all ability levels; (2) provide for student interaction and involvement;…

Part of a series of instructor training modules on related subjects instruction for apprentices, this booklet deals with directing learning activities for instruction. The first chapter consists of an outline of the scope and content of the instructor training modules as well as a self-assessment pretest. Covered in the module are establishing a…

In this article, the author describes "Dr. Gesundheit and the Mysteries of Snake Valley," a mini-unit that he designed so that his middle-level students could learn to interpret archaeological diagrams, work cooperatively to discover relationships among their observations, and draw well-founded conclusions. The unit requires approximately four…

This guide provides a sequence for studying the communication arts in grades one through six. Prepared by the Lancaster (Pennsylvania) school district, the guide organizes communication skills within and across grade levels. The skills are listed in two ways so that teachers may use whichever list best accommodates their individual teaching…

This teacher's guide is the ninth in a set of 20 activity booklets for teaching mathematics to children in grades 1-8. The 20-level curriculum embodies carefully delineated areas of learning arranged in progressive stages, eliminating grade restrictions and permitting continuous growth according to the individual's ability and rate of learning.…