When developing scope and sequence documents for gifted education, program level planning and classroom implementation must be aligned. This article discusses methods for: organizing to accomplish curriculum alignment, matching the gifted program goals and activities to those in the general curriculum, and selecting materials for a gifted…

A system of different types of tasks can be used to help language learners achieve their learning goals, which may include learning of: discrete language items (sounds, vocabulary, grammatical constructions); content or ideas of the subject studied (geography, literature, mathematics, cultural understanding); language skills (listening, writing,…

The minimum requirements for sequential programs in the language arts and related enrichment programs recommended in this document were determined by the results of an Alabama State Department of Education survey, which ranked 60 educational goals in order of importance and in which the top five goals reflected an overwhelming concern for language…

The Management for Effective Teaching (MET) Long Range Planning Model has been developed to provide practical assistance in planning for classroom management and teaching. The planning procedures were devised to help elementary teachers in the Fairfax County (Virginia) Public Schools implement the school system's Program of Studies. In the model…