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Cheltenham Township Libraries, Elkins Park, PA. – 1990
The two documents in this packet both focus on English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) tutoring in the Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania, area. The bibliography contains approximately 275 references categorized as follows: integrated texts; language skills (separate sections on grammar, pronunciation, and listening); idioms; reading and writing;…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, English (Second Language), Instructional Materials, Lesson Plans
Download full textMcLaughlin, Meghan; Trounstine, Jean; Waxler, Robert P. – 1997
This guide is an introduction to the theory and practice of using literature to teach life skills to persons who are or have been incarcerated. It is organized in three sections, each written by a practitioner who has used literature in a particular environment with a particular audience. The three sections are "Why Literature? The Power of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Correctional Education, Lesson Plans
Peer reviewedHafer, Jan; And Others – Perspectives in Education and Deafness, 1991
A book-centered, whole-language approach to literacy education is proposed for young children with hearing impairments. Through the context and vocabulary of a selected book, children work on gross and fine motor skills, language, speech, audition, writing, cognitive skills, and social skills. Two sample lesson plans are described. (JDD)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Hearing Impairments, Integrated Activities, Lesson Plans
Peer reviewedMandlebaum, Linda Higbee; And Others – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1994
This article discusses the advantages of using literature in language instruction with special needs students, outlines a process for developing instructional activities, suggests 19 specific books and related learning objectives and activities, and provides a lesson plan that illustrates the incorporation of direct instruction in a whole-language…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Arts, Learning Activities
Louton, Zoe E.; Louton, Robert E. – 1992
This paper explains the development of an integrated foreign language curriculum for elementary school classrooms and provides sample lesson plans using the story "Color, Where Are You?" In order to increase the consistency as well as the scope of the curriculum, the classroom teacher and the foreign language specialist should integrate the…
Descriptors: Color, Curriculum Development, Developmental Stages, Elementary Education
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
