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Peer reviewedStein, Barbara Barnard; Burger, Celia – Teacher Librarian, 1999
Describes the four priorities of Ernest Boyer's "Basic School": the school as community; climate for learning; a curriculum with coherence; and a commitment to character. Suggests that the Basic School framework and the principles of "Information Power" are mutually supportive in developing a learning community characterized by…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Cooperation, Educational Development, Educational Environment
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Div. of Library Development and Services. – 1980
The seven papers in this collection, which were presented at a workshop for library media supervisors, focus on competency-based education and the role of media centers in implementing Maryland's Project Basic. Papers included are: "Project Basic Instructional Guides: A Resource for Teachers," by Margaret Trader; "Scope and Sequence Charts for the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Educational Media, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textMid-York Library System, Utica, NY. – 1988
Designed to provide a comprehensive literacy reference for public libraries, this handbook presents a glossary of terms, background information on functional literacy, and brief reviews of 14 additional topics: (1) literacy statistics; (2) adult performance levels; (3) the problem of adult education; (4) illiteracy generates itself; (5) about…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Basic Skills, High Interest Low Vocabulary Books
Weibel, Marguerite Crowley – 1992
This book promotes a library-based curriculum for teaching reading and suggests a wide variety of books to use with new readers. It provides an outline of basic skills that literacy students must master to become good readers. It also suggests numerous skill-building activities for teachers to develop using the words and ideas derived from…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Cooperative Programs
Locke, Myra S. – 1991
The purpose of this practicum was to increase homework productivity and reinforce basic skills in a third-grade class. Other objectives were to relieve the burden of parents who were unable to help their children with homework and to improve communication between parent, teacher, and child. Homework assignments were made daily by the teacher.…
Descriptors: Assignments, Basic Skills, Cooperative Learning, Educational Improvement
Hatcher, Barbara, Ed. – 1987
The 12 articles in this monograph discuss the value of informal learning for children, and suggest how basic skills can be reinforced at school, home, and within community groups and institutions. Promising programs, practices, and activities for children are highlighted. Topics addressed include: (1) a rationale for a rededication to a holistic…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Basic Skills, Community Role, Community Services
