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Billings, Laura; Roberts, Terry – Educational Leadership, 2014
Despite teachers' best intentions, traditional whole-class discussions sometimes end up sounding like the monotonous drone of Charlie Brown's teacher. But with careful planning, teachers can structure discussions that encourage meaningful student interaction and collaborative thinking, write Laura Billings and Terry Roberts of the…
Descriptors: Discussion, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Teaching Methods, Program Descriptions
McIntosh, Kent; Craft, Calli B.; MacKay, Leslie D. – Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 2013
Despite an increasing need for culturally relevant curricula, what is considered culturally responsive and how it is assessed is under-researched. The present study examined the perceived cultural responsiveness and effectiveness of an early intervention program designed to teach early language skills and expose students to Indigenous culture, the…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Culturally Relevant Education, Preschool Education, Speech Skills

Sosne, Jeffrey B.; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1979
The paper presents a program for increasing spontaneous functional speech to autistic like children. The program, applicable to individual and group settings, emphasizes the use of language skills beyond the classroom. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Autism, Guidelines, Language Acquisition, Program Descriptions
The Ten Schools Program: A Courageous Attempt to Improve the School Performance of Inner-City Youth.

Mitchell, Bruce M. – Urban Education, 1991
Describes the Ten-Schools Program (TSP) in Los Angeles (California). Among the features described are academic goals, staff development, an extended school year, parental involvement, extensive attention to oral and written language, and special counseling services. (EVL)
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Environment, Elementary Education, Parent Participation, Program Descriptions

Choi, Eun Young – Gifted Child Today Magazine, 1998
Discusses the reluctance of gifted students to present their work orally and describes a school program that taught the principles of presentation to 10 of the least confident students in a public-speaking class. The program improved the confidence and speaking ability of most of the students. (CR)
Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Communication Apprehension, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted

Plourde, Lynn – Young Children, 1989
Discusses one first-grade teacher's use of collections in the classroom for the purpose of enhancing children's vocabulary, questioning, and oral presentation skills. (BB)
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 1, Instructional Materials, Primary Education

Weiss, Robert O. – Bulletin of the Association for Business Communication, 1988
Describes DePauw University's program of speaking and listening across the curriculum. (MS)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Faculty Development, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach

Field, William J.; And Others – Journal of Economic Education, 1985
Described is an interesting attempt by one university to require of students demonstrated competencies in writing as freshmen, quantitative reasoning as sophomores and juniors, and oral communication as juniors or seniors. Quantitative measures of the effectiveness of the program are not provided. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Economics, Economics Education, Higher Education

Shute, Stephanie – English Journal, 1986
Tells English teachers how to develop a speech program using skills that are similar to those used in essay writing. Shows how the following steps in the speech-making process can be divisions in the course: purpose, audience, content, delivery, and evaluation. (EL)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, English Instruction, Language Arts, Program Content

Calvert, Donald R., Ed. – American Annals of the Deaf, 1981
The special issue with 21 articles reports a study by the Central Institute of the Deaf (Missouri) to design a small, "ideal" program for elementary age deaf children, given the condition that cost, staff, materials, and space were no problems. (SB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum, Deafness, Demonstration Programs

Auerbach, Alan – Personnel and Guidance Journal, 1981
Reports on two do-it-yourself treatment programs for dealing with stage fright. One program followed a systematic desensitization paradigm; the other was a handout listing 16 strategies for understanding stage fright. Higher ratings were given to the handout strategy. A list of the 16 strategies is included. (Author/RC)
Descriptors: Anxiety, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Coping
Smith, Sheila; Verguet, Patrick – Francais dans le Monde, 1979
Describes the elaboration, over a period of three years, of a French language and civilization program consisting of linguistic and cultural preparation in England, followed by a one-week intensive linguistic and cultural experience in France. (AM)
Descriptors: Cultural Education, French, Intensive Language Courses, Language Instruction

Caldwell, Jo Ann – Social Studies Review, 1984
The Young Historians project provides abundant opportunities for students in grades one through six to apply basic reading, writing, listening, speaking, and computing skills learned during reading and math and to learn firsthand about their own heritage and the many resources in their own community. (RM)
Descriptors: Community Resources, Elementary Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Language Arts
Poole, Millicent E.; And Others – CORE: Collected Original Resources in Education, 1977
Describes the development and evaluation of a communication program which, through speaker-listener settings, aims to give children strategies for recognizing and conveying critical attributes, ignoring redundant information, and sequencing information. (Author/BW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Communication Skills, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries

Glisan, Eileen W.; Phillips, June K. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1989
A project at Indiana University of Pennsylvania to improve the speaking skills of 36 secondary school French and Spanish teachers is described. The project consisted of a total immersion workshop for strengthening oral skills, learning classroom techniques, and developing innovative curricula, and teacher projects to incorporate innovations into…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, French, Higher Education
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