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Stansfield, Charles W.; Thompson, Lynn – 1990
This bibliography is an addendum to a 1987 update of an earlier bibliography on proficiency-related issues in language teaching and testing. The bibliography includes publications that appeared in 1987 and 1988, and a few that appeared in 1986. The 84 citations include basic bibliographic information, and are organized in the following categories:…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Classroom Techniques, Competency Based Education, Computer Assisted Instruction
Robb, Laura – Book Links, 1997
Author/illustrator Pat Cummings talks about drawing, her favorite illustrators, her first book, her work habits, teaching, inspiration, working with other writers, and offers advice to parents, teachers, and children about art. Lists books written and/or illustrated by Cummings, and suggests activities based on her books using art, language arts,…
Descriptors: Art, Authors, Bibliographies, Childrens Literature
Hepler, Susan – Book Links, 1997
Provides an annotated bibliography of autobiographical books (K-12) by children's authors and illustrators providing insight into the way writers and artists draw on their own lives for stories. Describes classroom activities in language arts for young and older students, highlights notable autobiographical collections and series, and lists 12…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Authors, Autobiographies, Books
Scales, Pat – Book Links, 1996
Summarizes the plot of "The Summer of the Swans," the 1971 Newbery Medal winner; provides discussion questions; outlines activities in drama, art, and language arts; and provides an annotated bibliography of picture books, fiction, and nonfiction dealing with physical, mental, and emotional disabilities. Includes an interview with Betsy…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Art, Authors, Biographies
Kilgore, Michele – 1993
Eighteen works, including summaries, are cited in this bibliography. Topics include the nature of medical encounters; power, gender, and discourse change in physician-patient interviews; women's language in the medical interview; nurses' communication with physicians; and language patterns in therapeutic change. (JP)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Discourse Analysis, Helping Relationship, Interviews
Kiefer, Barbara – Book Links, 1996
This article summarizes the plot of "Bonjour, Lonnie," a picture book about an orphaned African American Jewish boy's search for his roots; provides discussion questions; and outlines research and language arts activities in biography, art, civil rights, and family heritage. Includes an interview with the author, and highlights the 1997…
Descriptors: Art, Authors, Biographies, Blacks
Ledford, Carolyn; Brent, Rebecca – Book Links, 1997
Paraphrases the book "A River Ran Wild" by Lynne Cherry, contrasts how Native American and European settlers use a river, and discusses the pollution and cleanup of the river. Provides classroom discussion questions, and individual or group activities in language arts, art, role-playing, geography, and interviewing. Includes an annotated…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Art, Books, Childrens Literature
Samuda, Ronald J.; Crawford, Douglas H. – 1980
New Canadian minority students, ages 6-16 were the subjects of this study on evaluation practices, educational policies, and placement procedures. The term denotes immigrants of West Indian, East Indian, or Portuguese origin, or other non-Anglo-Saxon background. Structured interviews were conducted with 34 Ontario boards of education and with 245…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Boards of Education, Counseling Services, Cultural Pluralism