As the new English Language Arts Common Core State Standards take hold across the United States, the need grows for pre-service and in-service teachers to be ready to develop curriculum and instruction that addresses their requirements. This timely, thoughtful, and comprehensive text directly meets this need. It delineates a literacy practices and…

A variety of activities are offered to help children develop skill in public speaking. Confidence is built when childen practice presenting themselves both visually and orally. (DF)

Communication theory, classical rhetoric, and love of language are three major roots that may inform and stimulate elementary speech teachers. First, books, puppets, and painted illustrations may be useful in teaching communication theory. For example, children may be made aware of the paralinguistic potential by working with puppets, allowing the…

Elementary school administrators, suggested by state superintendents of public instruction, and names selected at random made up the population of this study concerning oral language arts. Responses to a questionnaire based on review of instructional materials provided six major insights into the status of speech instruction: (1) The term "speech"…

Suggests methods of improving speaking and listening and listening skills in the elementary school. (DD)

Describes a first grade teacher's typical day. Uses it to illustrate methods for integrating the teaching of the language arts. (FL)

The aim of this publication is to provide practical suggestions for elementary and secondary teachers who wish to teach speech as part of language arts or English courses. Following discussions of the importance of speech instruction and of general methods for teaching speech communication at the elementary, junior high school, and senior high…

The study of language variation has brought linguists closer to some of the problems which concern our schools, namely, the teaching of reading, writing, and speaking. Through variability studies, answers can be found to questions about how to delimit styles, how to effect acceptability in school writing and talking, how to appreciate the dynamics…

Considered in this report are some of the problems experienced by secondary teachers of communication as they seek to be responsive to new challenges in teaching. Following an introduction on the relationship between the speech curricula of high schools and colleges, the report includes essays on "Determining Secondary Education Communication…

Tells English teachers how to develop a speech program using skills that are similar to those used in essay writing. Shows how the following steps in the speech-making process can be divisions in the course: purpose, audience, content, delivery, and evaluation. (EL)

The essay in this text cover major areas of interest, development, and scholarship in the teaching of oral language. Selection was made on the basis of what would best illustrate the principle of integration among the language arts and provide the most instructive classroom application of that principle. The essays are presented in seven sections.…

The ability to communicate content effectively to others is important. Besides using various approaches and techniques to help pupils achieve optimum speaking fluency, language arts teachers must also determine students' present oral communication achievement levels and guide their progress accordingly. Approaches to teaching oral fluency include…

One of a series of activity guides, this publication offers a variety of learning activities and resource materials to help teachers and students celebrate special days and events in autumn. The activities and resources are especially designed to develop communications skills of students in grades 4-8; however, they are easily transferable to…