Intended for staff working with trainable mentally retarded students, the manual presents communication goals and activities. The first of the manual's three components provides outlines of 20 communication goals, each of which contains an explanation of the goal, lists of skills or associated content material, and specific activities for…

Intended to help school districts or classroom teachers develop and implement listening skills programs, this manual begins by stressing the importance of listening instruction and of the preparatory phase of listening readiness. This information is followed by a discussion of teaching assumptions about listening behavior that have been supported…

Designed to provide direction and guidance for secondary classroom teachers in planning classroom instruction in speech, this guide is organized into four groupings ("strands"): thinking, writing, listening, and speaking. Each page, in chart form and headed by a statement of goal ("terminal objective"), shows instructional…

This guide is intended to assist vocational teachers in preparing their students to assume a leadership role in the Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA). The five instructional units provided deal with the history; primary objectives; and principal activities of DECA; parliamentary procedure; the skills and qualities required to become a…

This guide is intended to assist vocational teachers in preparing their students to assume a leadership role in the Future Farmers of America (FFA). The five instructional units provided deal with the history; primary objectives; and principal activities of the FFA; parliamentary procedure; the skills and qualities required to become an FFA…

This guide is intended to assist vocational teachers in preparing their students to assume a leadership role in the Future Homemakers of America (FHA) or Home Economics Related Occupations (HERO). The five instructional units provided deal with the history; primary objectives; and principal activities of the FHA/HERO; parliamentary procedure; the…

This guide is intended to assist vocational teachers in preparing their students to assume a leadership role in the American Industrial Arts Student Association (AIASA). The five instructional units provided deal with the history; primary objectives; and principal activities of the AIASA; parliamentary procedure; the skills and qualities required…

This guide, part of a series of workplace-developed materials for retraining factory workers, provides teaching materials for a workplace communication and public speaking course. The course is a review of basic speech concepts focused on helping participants to be comfortable in class discussions and speaking in front of an audience. Topics…

This curriculum guide contains seven units related to Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) and student participation in this organization. Information on use of the publication is followed by an instructional supplement that provides suggestions for teaching the basic skills included in each assignment sheet or job sheet. Each instructional…

Written for student use in a variety of types of classrooms, this document covers these skill areas: learning from the media, using the telephone, making a speech, and conducting a meeting. The material addresses specific skill areas, but is flexible enough to meet student needs in both vocational and academic classes. Each unit, which covers one…

This curriculum guide contains seven units related to Future Homemakers of America/Home Economics Related Occupations (FHA/HERO) and student participation in FHA/HERO. Information on use of the publication is followed by an instructional supplement that provides suggestions for teaching the basic skills included in each assignment sheet or job…