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Download full textElson, William H.; Runkel, Lura E. – Scott, Foresman and Company, 1925
This textbook is third in a series of readers and has unique provision made for silent reading. A distinctive feature of this Reader is the unique provision made for Silent Reading. As in the "Child-Library Primer" and "Book One," (ED623655) the stories have been selected for their child-interest and wholesome ethical content.…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Sustained Silent Reading, Textbooks, Reading Material Selection
Engleman, J. O.; McTurnan, Lawrence – Laidlaw Brothers Incorporated, 1924
This textbook is the seventh in a series of readers. This volume focuses on building reading enjoyment. The book has been arranged in Five Parts, each Part being prefaced by a one page Introduction, presenting the general theme: (1) Citizenship and Service; (2) History in the Making; (3) The Great-Out-Doors; (4) Literature of the Imagination; and…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Reading Instruction, Elementary School Students, Teaching Methods
Engleman, J. O.; McTurnan, Lawrence – Laidlaw Brothers Incorporated, 1925
This textbook is the eighth in a series of readers. This volume focuses on building reading enjoyment. The book has been arranged in Five Parts, each Part being prefaced by a one page Introduction, presenting the general theme: (1) Citizenship and Service; (2) History in the Making; (3) The Great-Out-Doors; (4) Literature of the Imagination; and…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods, Citizenship
Mavrogenes, Nancy A. – 1985
William S. Gray, Professor of Education and Dean of the College of Education at the University of Chicago, began work in 1929 on a major revision of the "Elson Readers," a popular basal series published by Scott, Foresman and Company. Organized around the daily life of two ordinary children, the "Dick and Jane" readers…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Cultural Influences, Educational History, Elementary Education
Meriam, J. L. – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1938
The educational welfare of children of native and minority groups in continental United States and its outlying parts involves instructional procedures which in recent years are becoming more and more recognized as constituting specialized problems in education. Bilingualism is generally recognized as offering serious instructional difficulties…
Descriptors: Minority Groups, Bilingualism, Mexican Americans, English (Second Language)
