Suggests a technique for use in teaching science students how to gather and analyze statistical data. (FL)

Presents rationale for basing ESL instruction on notions of reality and authenticity by focusing on inadequacy of grammatically-based approaches in teaching appropriate language use and inadequacy of notional/functional syllabus. Real communication is most likely to occur when speaker and hearer are involved, especially when learner has a stake in…

Suggests mathematics readiness activities that teachers and parents can use with preschoolers: comparing shapes and sizes; counting; and learning quantitative concepts such as "less" and "more." (SJL)

Provides a number of nontextbook methods for teaching writing, including the use of films, art, guest speakers, newspaper articles, and student notebooks. (RL)

Presents a variety of tested ideas for getting student writers started. (SJL)

Recommends methods which social studies teachers can use to help students improve their reading skills while studying social studies materials. Specific methods are suggested as aids to paraphrasing, summarizing, predicting, diagramming, identifying unknown words, and varying reading rates. (DB)

Described are techniques used to enliven spelling lessons. Included are confusibles (accept, except), people phrases (Mrs. O'Leary's Cow), words of interesting origins (freelance), and body spelling (handsome, handy). (KC)

Describes activities selected from study guides supplied by educational film distributors that provide a feel for the experimental approach to film appreciation and a stimulus for teachers to develop similar activities. (FL)

A low functioning, nonverbal student who is hearing impaired as well as visually impaired presents special problems in designing instructional activities. Activities which have been used successfully with this type of student to develop attending to visual stimuli, tracking visual stimuli, and discriminating color and shape are described. (Author)

Reviews various commercial materials for use in preparing story dramatization activities. (FL)

A description is given of a session at the 1979 convention of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics in which hands-on experiences were used to overcome computer anxiety. (MK)

Considers learning activities that may be successfully used with most social studies textbooks. Activities include introducing chapters using illustrations, hypothesizing for directed reading, distinguishing fact from opinion, creating examples of glossary term usage, recreating illustration formats, writing editorials, role playing, debating, and…

Discussion of the morale-building as well as the body-building required of a top-level competitive tennis team is presented. (LH)

Offers exercises to assist poor readers as well as good readers in using the dictionary. (DD)

The article describes several instructional activities as they might be conducted with a hypothetical severely/profoundly handicapped six-year-old child. The educational procedures are critically discussed, and suggestions are offered. (Author)