This volume, one in a continuing series in applied linguistics, contains 11 articles which guide the teacher seeking to understand and implement the individualization of instruction in the classroom. Written for language teachers at every instructional level, this text views individualized instruction as a realistic goal, emphasizing the…

The first in a series of publications developed by the Materials Acquisition Project, this booklet contains annotations of potentially useful educational materials from prekindergarten through grade 12 that have been acquired from Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries. Annotated listings include reference to source, availability, cost, and…

Bibliographic data, physical characteristics, contents, prices, and ordering instructions for Spanish instructional materials listed in this issue of the Materials Acquisition Project are provided for each entry. Subject categories include general works, social science, language arts, pure science, technology, the arts, literature, and history.…

Bibliographic data, physical characteristics, contents, prices, and ordering instructions for Spanish and Puerto Rican instructional materials listed in this issue of the Materials Acquisition Project are provided for each entry. Subject categories include social science, language arts, pure science, technology, the arts, literature, and history.…

Bibliographic data, physical characteristics, contents, prices, and ordering instructions for Spanish instructional materials listed in this issue of the Materials Acquisition Project are provided for each entry. Subject categories include general works, social science, language arts, pure science, technology, the arts, literature, and history.…

Bibliographic data, physical characteristics, contents, prices, and ordering instructions for Spanish instructional materials listed in this issue of the Materials Acquisition Project are provided for each entry. Subject categories include general works, social science, language arts, pure science, technology, the arts, literature, and history.…

Bibliographic data, physical characteristics, contents, prices, and ordering instructions for Spanish instructional materials listed in this issue of the Materials Acquisition Project are provided for each entry. Subject categories include social science, language arts, pure science, technology, the arts, literature, and history. Materials are…

Bibliographic data, physical characteristics, contents, prices, and ordering instructions for Spanish instructional materials listed in this issue of the Materials Acquisition Project are provided for each entry. Subject categories include social science, language arts, pure science, technology, the arts, literature, and history. Materials are…

AN INVESTIGATION TO DEVELOP PRACTICAL AND ECONOMICAL MEANS FOR DESCRIBING READING COMPREHENSION SKILLS AND TO DETERMINE TEACHER STRATEGIES FOR DEVELOPING THESE COMPREHENSION SKILLS WAS CONDUCTED. THE "READING COMPREHENSION INVENTORY" WAS DEVELOPED FROM A SYNTHESIS OF ELEMENTS COMMONLY AGREED TO CONSTITUTE READING COMPREHENSION. THE…

Applied simple difference and regression methods for determining discrepancies between Intelligence Quotient (IQ) and achievement to second- and fifth-grade IQ, reading and math achievement scores. Simple difference discrepancies covaried with IQ and produced disproportionate ethnic representation for both grades in reading and for second graders…

Results of a one-word handwriting task performed by 111 physically handicapped children (ages 6-12) at the Institute for Motor Disorders (Budapest, Hungary) are discussed in the context of conductive education, orthofunction (the ability to function independently without physical aids), and the organization of instructional programs in Hungary.…

The author defines "middle schoolism" as "an approach to educating children in the middle grades (usually grades 5-8), popularized in the latter half of the 20th century, that contributed to a precipitous decline in academic achievement among American early adolescents." She argues that many middle schools are on the right…

Why established institutional forms of schooling have been so stable and why most challenges do not succeed is studied through case studies of reform that include the Dalton Plan; the Eight-Year Study, a secondary school reform plan; and the new model flexible high school of the 1960s. (SLD)

Age-level differences in work values as measured by the Values Scale using national norms were studied for 323 Hispanic or African American students in 9th grade, 12th grade, or college. These students differed according to grade level in their values as they related to work. (SLD)

Investigated student teachers' and preservice counselors' attitudes toward sex roles, examining whether variables like gender, years at the university (or grade level), and area of study within the department of education would affect their attitudes. Surveys indicated that students differed in attitudes toward sex roles by gender and area of…