THE EXTENT TO WHICH MISSOURI LANGUAGE ARTS PROGRAMS INCORPORATE THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEACHERS OF ENGLISH (NCTE) GUIDELINES, HOW MISSOURI COMPARES WITH OTHER STATES IN REGARD TO PRESENT CONCEPTS OF LANGUAGE ARTS PROGRAMS, AND HOW THE LANGUAGE ARTS ARE APPROACHED AND TAUGHT IN MISSOURI WERE THE CONCERNS OF THIS STUDY. SELECTED MISSOURI SCHOOLS…

Comprehensive school health education is a planned, sequential curriculum promoting the development of health and well-being for students in preschool through grade 12. Programs consist of school health services, a healthful school environment, and health instruction. It is recommended that the following 10 areas be included in all programs:…

This book was prepared especially for the students of the Marie Katzenbach School for the Deaf as a one-year course in consumer education. The purpose of the book is to provide students with necessary information and skills to make wise decisions as consumers in the areas of realizing consumer values and goals; evaluating advertising; managing…

The handbook presents training guidelines for the development of child care services training programs at the high school level. Twenty-four child care occupations are identified and briefly described. An occupational and task analysis of common functions in the different occupational areas are presented in tabular form. Recommended background…

Directed to Oregon administrators and language arts teachers at all instructional levels, this publication discusses numerous aspects of a goal-based language arts curriculum. Separate sections deal with goal-based planning for the language arts; assessment; relating language arts instructional programs to minimum standards; language arts program…

This guide provides general direction to school districts on elementary French programs. In addition to giving the rationale of an elementary French program and indicating where supplementary resource material can be found, it suggests program goals and learning outcomes for programs in grades K-7. A second section on current research on second…

This guide presents an analysis and rationale of foreign language programs in elementary and secondary schools, stressing development of cultural understanding through language instruction in the basic skills of the target language. Major sections cover: (1) purposes of foreign language instruction; (2) contributing disciplines--psychology,…

This guide consists of a set of goals and learning outcomes for the entire secondary German program, with emphasis on practical application of present-day spoken and written German. The goals and outcomes are divided so as to provide a suitable structure for course development and materials selection at the local level. The importance of…

Citing a major survey reflecting attitudes of most Americans toward the arts, this monograph outlines behavioral objectives and recommends supportive programs for elementary and secondary students in dance, music, theatre, and the visual arts. Dance in public education has both individual and group objectives. The student should develop a sense of…

This booklet was developed as a guide for home economists who are responsible for teaching paraprofessionals (individuals who usually have no college degree and are trained and supervised by county home economists) how to teach low-income families. The content is in seven short sections: (1) Planning the Program discusses available resources,…

This project was conducted to develop a systematic approach for writing secondary production agriculture courses of study. A review of literature identified the major concerns in course development and provided a basis for the initial design of a course of study planning guide. The initial guide was written, then reviewed by the Agricultural and…