The initiation and development of the Queens English Project, a cooperative program between Queens College (New York) and five area high schools that produced a reading/writing curriculum from the junior year of high school through the freshman year of college, is described in this paper. Discussed are the educational principles on which the…

The feasibility of standardized assessment of features of children's organization of knowledge and the demonstration of differences in organization between stages of development were investigated. It was possible to standardize developmentally derived instruments, in the same way as empirically derived tests because such evaluations concern the…

The service plan provides guidelines for a mainstreamed hearing impaired program. Terms are defined and job descriptions for a hearing impaired teacher, aide, interpreter, and speech pathologist are presented. The referral system, including the diagnostic procedures, are outlined as well as placement procedures. Program placement alternatives,…

This handbook in biology is one of a series of handbooks designed for the Indochinese student in American high schools. Like the other books in the series, it is not intended to replace the English-language textbook, but is designed to help the student understand the textbook. The material presented was compiled and adapted from high school texts…

The nine units in this guide are intended to assist educators in utilizing the best available sources for curriculum planning and classroom instruction of communication concepts for the adolescent. The format is uniform: each unit begins with an introductory statement followed by a list of instructional objectives, a content outline, suggestions…

A program designed to detect and prevent reading disability in kindergarten is outlined in this curriculum guide. A modification of the Santa Clara Inventory of Developmental Tasks is used as the basic screening and diagnostic instrument, and instructions are provided on how to use the instrument for both purposes. Detailed sections on teacher…

THIS REPORT BY THE COMMISSION ON ENGLISH OF THE COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION BOARD (CEEB) IS BASED UPON 5 YEARS OF STUDY INTO THE SECONDARY SCHOOL ENGLISH PROGRAMS FOR AMERICAN COLLEGE-BOUND STUDENTS IN ORDER TO PROPOSE ACHIEVEMENT STANDARDS FOR SUCH STUDENTS AND WAYS OF MEETING THOSE STANDARDS. THE COMMISSION'S 14 PRINCIPAL RECOMMENDATIONS ARE…

ONE HUNDRED FORTY-TWO GAMES AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHING REMEDIAL READING SKILLS ARE COMPILED IN THE AREAS OF PHONICS, FUNCTIONAL SKILLS, STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS, BLENDING, COMPREHENSION, FLUENCY AND RATE, AND WORD RECOGNITION. GAME PROCEDURES, MATERIALS NEEDED, AND DIRECTIONS FOR SIMPLE CONSTRUCTION ARE GIVEN. READILY AVAILABLE OR SIMPLY MADE…

To investigate teaching techniques with trainable mentally retarded children, 29 day classes were visited twice; 100-minute observation periods were recorded on tape at each visit. Eight major areas of teaching methods were found: feeling tone, guidance and reinforcement, individual and group control, involvement of children in lesson, motivation,…

Theoretical considerations of phoneme construction were explored and a study was made of phoneme efficiency for deaf communication in Finland which utilized 128 deaf pupils (77 boys and 51 girls from grades 3 to 8 and from ages 8 to 15). The main factors of defective production were found in visual reception. It was concluded that, on the average,…

This unit for grade 12 is intended to provide an introduction to the criticism of persuasive discourse. After a brief discussion of the definition of criticism, the unit proceeds to the establishment of standards for evaluating persuasive discourse, standards involving Kenneth Burke's pentad: act, scene, agent, agency, and purpose. The unit then…

FOR A REPORT ON COLLEGE PROGRAMS IN FRESHMAN COMPOSITION, THE ASSOCIATION OF DEPARTMENTS OF ENGLISH OBTAINED SYLLABI, AND COURSE DESCRIPTIONS FROM DIRECTORS OF FRESHMAN COMPOSITION AT 66 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. AMONG THE DATA ASSEMBLED FOR THE FULL REPORT (AVAILABLE AS TE 500 190) ARE THE DESCRIPTIONS OF FRESHMAN ENGLISH AT THREE INSTITUTIONS,…

The monograph discusses the psycho-physiological operations for processing of auditory information, the structure and function of the ear, the development of auditory processes from fetal responses through discrimination, language comprehension, auditory memory, and auditory processes related to written language. Disorders of auditory learning…

In order to bridge the gap between educational research and practice, a study was concluded to identify specific reading skills which posed particularly difficult problems for Mexican American first grade children, but apparently caused little difficulty for their Anglo counterparts. Seventeen words emerged as being particularly difficult for the…

This pamphlet contains the lectures delivered during an inservice course for staff in the Boston public schools to acquaint them with the characteristics of their Negro students. The contents include: Rev. Edward L. Murphy, S.J., "The Urbanization of America"; Catherine M. Maney, "Preventive and Remedial Programs for the…