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Ramondetta, June – Learning, 1987
Three programs to help students learn proper keyboarding techniques are reviewed. (MT)
Descriptors: Courseware, Elementary Education, Keyboarding (Data Entry), Skill Development
Learning, 1978
Games to develop mathematics skills for elementary school children are described. (JD)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Educational Games, Elementary Education, Mathematics
Suid, Murray – Learning, 1979
Methods for encouraging thoughtful use of encyclopedias in elementary school report writing are suggested. (LH)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Encyclopedias, Homework, Research Methodology
Morris, Judy K. – Learning, 1984
When children are taught to appreciate the freedom and power of self-expression, they become motivated to master writing skills. Ways of encouraging creative writing in the classroom are offered. (DF)
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Elementary Education, Motivation Techniques, Self Expression
Alger, Gary – Learning, 1978
This article outlines four basic steps in a teaching strategy for the teacher of elementary school mathematics that will accommodate the varying math skill of the students. (JD)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Education, Individualized Instruction, Mathematics Instruction
Rocco, Lorraine Matteo – Learning, 1988
A teacher describes writing activities for second graders that encouraged development of writing skills and enthusiasm through writing conferences, peer support, and sharing. (CB)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, Grade 2, Peer Teaching
Hammond, W. Dorsey – Learning, 1983
Predicting and questioning are two of the most important skills that children can use to achieve reading proficiency. Strategies are suggested that teachers can use to help children develop these skills. Appropriate reading materials and questioning techniques are discussed. (PP)
Descriptors: Context Clues, Decoding (Reading), Elementary Education, Questioning Techniques
Cylkowski, Constance Bowman – Learning, 1983
Critical thinking skills that can be applied to reading can be developed through means other than reading. Teachers can launch class discussions of popular films, such as "E.T.," to nurture these skills, a technique especially helpful for children who have difficulty with the printed word. (PP)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Elementary Education, Films, Problem Solving
Marshall, Kim – Learning, 1983
Researchers from the Center for the Study of Reading at the University of Illinois assert that inadequate reading textbooks and the failure to teach reading comprehension in the primary grades contribute to reading comprehension problems in the upper grades. Shortcomings of textbooks are specified and methods for teaching reading comprehension are…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Elementary Education, Reading Comprehension, Reading Improvement
Arricale, Frank C., II – Learning, 1983
A Brooklyn (NY) district superintendent rebuts arguments against the Chicago Mastery Learning Reading (CMLR) program that appeared in an article in Learning (November 1982). Based on his district's experience with CMLR, the superintendent points to improved reading scores, teacher enthusiasm, and renewed student interest in reading as indications…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Mastery Learning, Program Effectiveness
