The reading exercises in this workbook cover the general areas of letter recognition; basic phonics; word structure (including common phonograms, compound words, contractions, possessives, plural forms, and suffixes); vocabulary (including identifying picture names, rhyming words, and word meanings); study skills (including following directions,…

A study examined the new editions of four of the best-selling reading programs along with workbooks of several different publishers of social studies, science, and language arts programs. An analysis was carried out of the types of tasks found in workbooks and the content of the tasks. Results indicated that the workbooks contain numerous and…

Schools tend to have a built-in bias toward left brain activities (tasks that are linear and sequential in nature), so the introduction of right brain activities (functions related to music, rhythm, images, color, imagination, daydreaming, dimensions) brings a balance into the classroom and helps those students who may be right brain oriented. To…

A curriculum was developed for the purpose of training child care teachers to provide high quality music and art experiences for infants and toddlers. Introductory material provides a brief overview of the curriculum development project, giving specific attention to the completion of grant objectives, advisory committee involvement, dissemination…

Written in Spanish, this guide for the grade 2 career education unit for migrant children focuses on the fields of recreation and transportation. Like the English version, the guide covers 11 jobs--travel agent, tour guide, camp counselor, coach, usher, school bus driver, airplane pilot, trucker, mover, railroad conductor, and astronaut. Student…

Written in Spanish, this guide comprises the third grade unit of a career education curriculum developed for migrant students. The guide covers 11 jobs in the public services and agribusiness fields--nursing aide, sanitation worker, mail carrier, librarian, fire fighter, police officer, gardener, farmer, logger, miner, and forest ranger. Student…

The Family-Oriented Language Dynamics (FOLD) Program, a humanistic, goal-centered, home-directed philosophy of teaching foreign languages, is discussed, and a FOLD workshop at Middle Tennessee State University is described. FOLD is the result of research on the possible application of the Suzuki Talent Education of music instruction to second…

One of a series of global education instructional materials, this unit on cooperation was designed to be infused with existing social studies courses aimed at students in grades 5-12. Concept-based and skills-oriented, this curriculum provides opportunities for students to develop an understanding of primary and secondary human goals; local,…

Seven reading readiness skills essential for young children's language development are presented in this curriculum guide. Following an introductory overview of the curriculum and its philosophy (including the aims, rationale, and objectives), the seven reading readiness skills are described. These skills are (1) auditory discrimination of sounds…

The purpose of this study was to review and synthesize a diversity of research and classroom activities concerned with experiential elementary education. To make these materials readily available to teachers, a collection of examples of experiential activities, research, and professional writings was organized into four academic subject areas…

This handbook is for teachers to use in the classroom and as a reference source for information about Asia and Asian-Americans. The handbook uses information about geography and culture to teach skills such as almanac, atlas, and encyclopedia use. Other student exercises include: how to sequence a Chinese fairy tale and present it to the class,…

Focusing on health and personal service occupations, the documents aggregated here contain the combined teacher and student log sheets for the grade 1 unit of a career education curriculum originally designed for migrant children; student worksheets on job and role information; and learning activities related to 12 jobs: blacksmith, television…

The documents aggregated here comprise the second grade unit of a career education curriculum for migrant children. The unit for grade 2 foucses on the fields of recreation and transportation. Travel agent, tour guide, camp counselor, coach, usher, school bus driver, airplane pilot, trucker, mover, railroad engineer, and astronaut are the 11 jobs…

This guide is designed to serve as an aid to developing a career education program using carpentry as a vehicle for expanding skills and aspirations of K-12 girls and boys. Each section is intended to be used as a resource in planning the program. The section on supplies and equipment provides recommendations as to quality, quantity, and storage…

The focus of this guide is directed upon arithmetic experiences and skills needed for every day business, however it is also designed to develop skill in basic mathematical functions, and to deal with the specific mathematical concepts applicable to personal use and to fields of employment. Fourteen units are included: General Review of Basic…