The paper examined expert literature teachers' coping with a novel textbook, integrating literature with visual arts, which is a particular interdisciplinary case of text-image relations in textbooks. Examination was performed within the framework of teachers' responses to curricular changes and of theory regarding strategies of interdisciplinary…

Organized in two parts, this packet provides a rationale for teaching language arts according to a multisensory approach and outlines specific activities for use in the elementary classroom. The first section concentrates on constructing a classroom environment that develops language skills through the use of resources that stimulate thought,…