This oral language program for Afro-American children in grades 1 to 3 who speak nonstandard English is designed to emphasize and utilize the child's existing language competency, gradually and systematically introducing standard English as an additional dialect. Priority has been given to the aspects of the child's language which identify him as…

This teaching manual, designed to accompany AL 002 252, presents step-by-step instructions for teaching the first six lessons in "Haa'isha' Da'iidiiltah." Suggestions for teaching the succeeding lessons, following the same format, are outlined. Notes on teaching writing and illustrations showing the order of strokes for letters and…

Lessons in this workbook for children learning English as a second language are based on the concept that the learning process is a cumulative one. They are designed to develop skills in speaking, reading, and writing, and to stimulate pupil interest through involvement in classroom dialogs and activities. Illustrations and language are geared to…

The distinctive feature of this "microwave" course (based on Stevick's approach to foreign language teaching) is the emphasis on communicative use of each structural element as soon as it appears. The principal component is a series of short "cycles," each beginning with the introduction of new material and ending when that…

THIS THIRD VOLUME OF THE "ENGLISH FOR TODAY" SERIES COVERS THE THIRD YEAR OF ENGLISH INSTRUCTION FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS ON A JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL. THE MAJOR EMPHASIS IN THIS VOLUME IS ON READING. EACH OF THE 25 LESSONS IS INTRODUCED BY AN ILLUSTRATED READING SELECTION, FOLLOWED BY A SERIES OF COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS AND A SECTION OF GRAMMATICAL…

The Introduction to this Teacher's Manual describes the objectives of the "Psycholinguistics Reading Series" as being twofold: (1) to provide an effective approach to the teaching of beginning reading to Afro-American children whose language patterns differ in some basic aspects from those employed in traditional basal readers, and (2)…

These preliminary materials for teachers of Spanish-speaking or nonstandard English-speaking migrant children are prepared in answer to a need felt by the Michigan Migrant Primary Interdisciplinary Project for additional oral language material on the upper elementary level. The linguistic content of these materials, designed to provide tools for…

These first two books prepared by the Curriculum Improvement Program in English Language Skills for Schools of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands provide detailed instructions for teaching aural and oral skills in English as a second language to Ponapean children in Grade 1. Each book consists of ten lesson units; each lesson unit consists…

These two volumes comprise Books III and IV in the Curriculum Improvement Program in English Language Skills for Schools of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands materials. See related documents AL 002 134 for a description of the Program, AL 002 135 for Books I-II, AL 002 141 for picture books for the first two volumes, and AL 002 142 for…

These two volumes comprise Books V and VI in the Curriculum Improvement Program in English Language Skills for Schools of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands materials. See related documents AL 002 134 for a description of the Program, AL 002 135-6 for Books I-IV, AL 002 141-2 for picture books for the first four volumes, and AL 002 143 for…

These volumes comprise (1) Books VII and VIII in the Curriculum Improvement Programs in English Language Skills for Schools of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands materials; and (2) accompanying Student Booklets introducing reading and writing exercises for each lesson. See related documents AL 002 134 for a description of the Program, AL…

These volumes comprise (1) Books IX and X, the final texts in the Curriculum Improvement Program in English Language Skills for Schools of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands materials; and (2) accompanying Student Booklets introducing reading and writing exercises for each lesson. See related documents AL 002 134 for a description of the…