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Casella, Vicki – Instructor, 1987
Software programs which help students' vocabulary development are described. (CB)
Descriptors: Courseware, Elementary Education, Teaching Methods, Vocabulary Development
Instructor, 2006
Math can sometimes seem like a strange language from foreign land--one communicated in symbols, numbers, and geometric figures. When teachers talk about mathematical concepts, even familiar, garden variety words such as "parallel," "power," "even," "odd," "multiply," "difference," "product," "positive," and "negative" take on brand-new meanings.…
Descriptors: Geometric Concepts, Vocabulary Development, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction
Dexter, Sharon – Instructor, 1972
Author describes her strategy for getting her fifth graders to write good reports by letting them grow" from one report to the next. (Author/DR)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Individualized Instruction, Primary Education, Research Skills
Schoeller, Arthur W. – Instructor, 1972
Describes the organization of classroom Reading Learning Stations as one way to provide individualized learning experiences. (RB)
Descriptors: Experience Charts, Reading, Reading Development, Reading Instruction
Fisher, Carol J. – Instructor, 1978
Presents ideas and activities for teaching basic skills including vocabulary building, learning science from the microclimates, using tape recorders to teach reading, and using monsters to teach metrics. (JMB)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Education, Metric System, Reading Instruction
Trione, Verdun – Instructor, 1972
Teachers should not try to impose on children the language of adults, but they can provide models for them to grow naturally into as they become adults. The child knows his language when he comes to school, and the teacher should try to build on what he knows, not blunder into opposition to it. (Author)
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Language, Language Acquisition, Language Arts
Giff, Patricia Reilly; And Others – Instructor, 1985
Three teachers discuss using picture books to cure reading problems, boost sagging self-concepts, and tutor handicapped children. Techniques for using books are described, as are follow-up activities. Examples of specific books and their uses with hearing and visually impaired children are given. (MT)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Hearing Impairments, Picture Books
Robb, Laura – Instructor, 1997
Describes how one elementary educator teaches word study strategies that enlarge students' understanding of phonics and vocabulary. A primary level activity has students create a thematic word wall. An intermediate level activity has students conduct a new word hunt. A reproducible student page helps students sort words by sound. (SM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, Phonics, Reading Instruction
Silver, James F.; And Others – Instructor, 1976
Teaching methods and suggestions for social studies instruction, for remedial mathematics instruction, and for stimulating students to read were discussed. (RK)
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Guidelines, Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Education
Rowell, Elizabeth; Goodkind, Thomas – Instructor, 1983
Works of art can be a valuable tool for teaching reading skills, such as visual discrimination, language experience, word recognition, vocabulary, reading comprehension, and other language arts skills. Classroom activities based on art work are described. Sources of art reproductions are noted. (PP)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Learning Activities, Painting (Visual Arts), Reading Comprehension