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Ellicott, Barbara A. – 1988
A practicum addressed the problem of speech students who did not generalize therapeutically acquired speech skills into their mainstreamed environments. This lack of generalization resulted in an increased caseload for therapists because of re-referrals of students who had previously been dismissed from speech therapy. The goals of the practicum…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Participation, Speech Pathology
Mobley, Donald Graham – 1991
A practium study sought to improve the confidence, clarity, and fluency of 115 seventh graders' public speaking skills. Students' public speaking skills were evaluated before and after the practicum by rotating peer review committees of three students each. The first month the practicum focused on self-esteem and a study of the history and…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Instructional Innovation, Junior High Schools, Middle School Students
PDF pending restorationCrossman, Joanne Marciano – 1996
The Oral Communication Competencies Assessment Project was designed to determine student communication competency across the curriculum, transferring skills taught in the communication skills class to authentic classroom performances. The 505 students who were required to make oral presentations across the curriculum during the first term of the…
Descriptors: Competence, Competency Based Education, Cooking Instruction, Cooks
Download full textTahrawi, Khalil A. – 1995
The practicum reported was designed to improve listening and speaking skills of 30 (grades 7-11) learners of Arabic as a second language. The teacher/researcher used these classroom instructional strategies: introducing carefully selected dialectal vocabulary and language forms; concentrating only on oral skills; avoiding heavy introduction of…
Descriptors: Arabic, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Context, Dialects
Weissberg, Michael W. – 1992
In an effort to improve the writing performance of non-native English-speaking students in a college preparatory composition course, a project was undertaken to reduce problems of self-esteem caused by communication apprehension through a speech assignment involving critical thinking and peer reviews. To evaluate the effect of the assignment, the…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitude Measures, College Preparation, Community Colleges
Willoughby, Sharon Elinor – 1993
A practicum project to develop instructional materials and related class activities for students of English as a second language (ESL) is described. The context in which the project took place is the ESL instruction of Japanese students with minimal English skills and low motivation in an American community college in Japan. The materials consist…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Community Colleges, Dialogs (Language), English (Second Language)
Harrell, Edith Lynn – 2000
This practicum paper documents a program that was developed and implemented to help adult, advanced English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) students increase their speaking and listening skills and build self confidence with native English speakers. The objective was to increase group average exit test scores in speaking and listening by at least two…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Check Lists, English (Second Language), Instructional Materials
