Describes the forms of foreign language learning in adult education in England and a selection of the more common teaching, learning, and organizational factors and problems associated with them. (JOW)

Examines how children with special needs can best be identified and categorized without "labeling" them and discusses proven procedures or strategies for use with children who need special or diverse reading instruction. (GC)

Discusses the difficulties in changing negative racial attitudes in students and describes a Canadian, elementary-level cultural program which succeeded in improving them. The program used folk dances, music, crafts and role playing to show how cultural differences in East Indian, Canadian and other cultures were manifestations of essentially…

Presents two arguments for training teachers in multicultural education and sheds light on what the concept means to the classroom teachers. America is a culturally pluralistic society, and it is likely teachers will practice their professional skills in classrooms with pupils from a wide range of ethnic and cultural backgrounds. (Author)

Describes how Dartmouth College has integrated computers into the total curriculum of that institution with implications for individualized instruction. (CS)

The article describes relationships between major behavioral disorders and minority group children, in this case, Asian American children. The relationship between specific types of behavior disorders and the reaction patterns are discussed. Finally, the article suggests some teaching principles for teachers of Asian American children with…

Provides evidence of students' varying cognitive styles. Notes the implications of these differences for English teachers, especially those teaching students from various cultural backgrounds. (JT)

Compares PLATO and non-PLATO student performance in an introductory computer programing course at the University of Illinois. Results indicate that PLATO students would recommend PLATO to friends, that the drop rate was higher for PLATO students than for non-PLATO, but that performance was equal for both groups. (RAO)

Identifies a number of ways that teachers and students can misunderstand and confuse each other with their language-based communications in the classroom. Cultural variations in the formats for teacher-led lessons and child-generated personal experience narratives are described, using research findings from Canadian Inuit and Algonquin…

Like sugaring, teaching requires immense patience. Superintendents can force textbooks on teachers but cannot make them use them. Not every high schooler needs an elitist, college-bound education, but no one needs to be bribed or threatened into learning or reading. Alternative texts and approaches can be used to help students discover a…

The current debate about the history and social studies curricula masks questions about deeper issues concerning society and who is to be included in the American story. If multiperspective history is taught well, it will give students the grounds to make evaluations about historical events. (SLD)

Three strategies are suggested for teachers to use in developing the critical imagination of students: (1) the deconstruction of lived and told storylines; (2) the development of reflective ethical practice in line with post-structuralist understanding; and (3) the writing, telling, and adapting of stories that interrupt binary thinking. (SLD)

Explains that the diversity of Germany has encouraged educators to examine new definitions of literacy and new teaching and learning methods and strategies. Outlines a model called the ABC's of Cultural Understanding and Communication. Provides cross-case analyses which indicate that use of the ABC's model led to increased and differentiated…

Encourages modification of teaching strategies to facilitate academic achievement among students from diverse groups. Describes how the author collaborated with professionals from the Folger Library's Teaching Shakespeare Institute to develop a better way to teach Shakespeare to her predominantly African-American students. Describes how her…