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Peer reviewedBarclay, Kathy H.; Lane, Judith – Middle School Journal, 1993
Discusses collaboration between a teacher and an education professor in developing and implementing a new reading/language-arts program in a fifth-grade classroom. The move from a traditional basal reading and language-arts textbook approach to one using novels and process writing meant many changes for both teacher and students. An Author's…
Descriptors: Intermediate Grades, Language Arts, Middle Schools, Program Development
Download full textFriend, Anna Christine – 1995
A study attempted to determine how students in literature-based reading programs compare to students in basal-based, skill-oriented reading programs in terms of their interest in reading. The study was carried out on a sample of 215 pupils in 9 third and fifth grade classrooms from school districts in Eastern Kansas and Northeastern Oklahoma.…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, English Curriculum
Roser, Nancy – 1990
A small-scale collaboration between members of a school of education and a public school district (involving some reading/language arts faculty and students from the University of Texas on the one hand and the curriculum director, volunteer reading teachers, media specialists, and elementary teachers in a school district in San Antonio, Texas on…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Elementary Education, Higher Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Hillerich, Robert L. – 1990
Like so many slogans, "Whole Language" is a dangerous term because its meaning varies with each educator. Whole Language is not a method of teaching, nor is it a program; it is a philosophy or viewpoint. Nine major characteristics of a Whole Language approach as culled from a variety of sources, with most agreed upon by a majority of…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Childrens Literature, Educational Philosophy, Integrated Curriculum
Radencich, Marguerite C. – 1995
This practical, up-to-date guide to effectively managing the many facets of a reading/writing program helps elementary and secondary school-based administrators and district supervisors deal with the increasing demands they face daily. From creating a literacy philosophy to developing a multidimensional assessment program, the book touches on…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Controversial Issues (Course Content)
Luckhart, Anne F. – 1990
This practicum was designed to improve the congruency of resources, activities, and assessment strategies in intermediate-level language arts programs with a holistic process-oriented perspective on literacy development. Taking place in a large public elementary school in Vancouver, Canada, the practicum's goals were: (1) to implement…
Descriptors: Holistic Evaluation, Instructional Materials, Intermediate Grades, Language Arts
