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Download full textCrandell, Carl C., Ed.; Smaldino, Joseph J., Ed. – Volta Review, 2001
This booklet explores classroom acoustics and their importance on the learning potential of children with hearing loss and related disabilities. The booklet also reviews research on classroom acoustics and the need for the development of classroom acoustics standards. Chapters examine: 1) a speech-perception model demonstrating the linkage between…
Descriptors: Acoustics, Classroom Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Hearing Impairments
Schuster, Donald, Ed. – Journal of Suggestive-Accelerative Learning and Teaching, 1979
The six articles in this issue concern aspects of suggestive teaching and learning and the application of the theory of suggestology in the classroom. The articles are as follows: (1) "Music, Pedagogy, Therapy: Suggestopaedia," by Gabriel Racle; (2) "Suggestopedia in Budapest: Around a Language in 50 Days," by Stanley Krippner;…
Descriptors: Acceleration, Classroom Environment, Instructional Innovation, Reading Instruction
Cavanaugh, Lisa M. – Insights into Open Education, 1995
The use of multicultural literature in the classroom can play a significant part in the learning and acceptance process of students. Multicultural books should be brought into the classroom to enhance textbook materials in all subject matters. To implement a multicultural program in the classroom, teachers must become knowledgeable about the…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Classroom Environment, Cultural Differences, Elementary Education
Smeyers, Paul, Ed.; And Others – Pedagogisch Tijdschrift, 1994
This 6-issue, complete year of a Belgian-Dutch collaboration offers complete articles on pedagogical subjects, some with an English-language summary; reviews of new Dutch-language books; and titles from related Dutch-language journals. Articles include: "On the Policies of the Journal of Pedagogy" (P. Smeyers); "Pedagogic…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Foreign Policy
Hall, Susan E. M. – Insights into Open Education, 1986
Two six-year old kindergartners from different classrooms were able to write books because their instructors recognized their enthusiasm and provided extra time. The first student, frustrated at not being able to finish rewriting "Cinderella" during the limited writing periods of the classroom, was allowed to finish the story over a…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Family Environment, Kindergarten, Primary Education
Klauke, Amy – Oregon School Study Council Bulletin, 1988
Providing an example of educational practice others may wish to emulate, this bulletin profiles the work of Elga Brown, an extraordinary kindergarten teacher at Edison Elementary School in Eugene, Oregon. The basic educational objective of Brown's classroom is that every one has a good day, and the overriding rule is that everyone allow everyone…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Developmental Programs, Kindergarten
Grauer, Kit, Ed. – INSEA News, 1995
An editorial by Kit Grauer introduces this collection of articles which establish that there is no such thing as a simple definition of art education even within one culture, and that people's views can be reflected by art educators across the world. The first article, "A Window on Three Singapore Art Classrooms" (Jane Chia; John…
Descriptors: Art Education, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Early Childhood Education
Linkages: Linking Literacy & Learning Disabilities, 1995
This publication lists 29 suggestions for ways in which practitioners can develop self-esteem in adults with learning disabilities. It defines self-esteem and discusses the benefits of fostering an individual's sense of self-esteem. Incorporation of these suggestions into the learning situation is recommended as a way to help establish an…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Classroom Environment
Lumsden, Linda – Portraits of Success, 1996
In this issue, two teachers and a principal offer their perspective on classroom practices that can enhance students' learning experiences and keep them motivated and engaged. Ted Nussbaum, a primary teacher at a Eugene, Oregon, school serving primarily at-risk students, shows his enthusiasm and excitement at his students' learning progress, sets…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Feedback, High Risk Students
Burt, Miriam, Ed. – NCLEnotes, 2001
These newsletters focus on teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) to adult learners. One article, "10 Strategies for Teaching Adult English Language Learners," includes such suggestions as the following: get to know the students and their needs, use visuals to support instruction, use authentic materials, model tasks before asking…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Classroom Environment, English (Second Language), Family Violence
Busch, Katharine Mitchell – Insights into Open Education, 1990
This study investigated the effect of written language experience on spelling proficiency. Students in the second grade did story writing in a supportive environment which accepted their language when they wrote rather than imposed a criteria of correctness. The students were encouraged to use "functional," or "invented,"…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, Grade 2
Pawl, Jeree, Ed.; And Others – Zero to Three, 1989
This newsletter theme issue contains four articles which focus on the development of normal and handicapped infants in various settings. "The Baby's World," by Lois Barclay Murphy and Colleen T. Small, emphasizes experiences of sensation and discovery in the first three years of life, noting the role of caregivers and the cultural context. "The…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Child Development, Classroom Environment, Concept Formation
de Nys, Mary; Wolfe, Leslie R. – 1985
During the past twenty years, important efforts to ensure educational equity for girls have brought about major changes in our schools; yet subtle sex discrimination still pervades many of our classrooms. In the elementary schools girls still are perceived more favorably than boys, disciplined less harshly, and graded more generously than boys;…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Females
Bernhardt, Elizabeth B. – 1993
The aim of this book is to provide a thorough account of what is known about the acquisition of reading abilities in a second language and to foster a more principled research and instruction in second language literacy. Discussion is set forth from a variety of perspectives: first, through examinations of theoretical models of the reading process…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Language Processing, Linguistic Theory, Reading Comprehension
Gaffney, Maureen, Ed. – Young Viewers Magazine, 1981
Children's emotional responses to films are the focus of the four articles in this issue designed for media specialists and educators. Following an editorial discussing the responsibilities of media as put forth by Bruno Bettleheim, the first article presents a methodology and rationale for using story films to encourage children's exploration of…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Elementary Education, Emotional Experience
