THIS REPORT PRESENTS A BRIEF, NONTECHNICAL, PICTORIAL OVERVIEW OF THE EDUCATIONAL POTENTIAL AND APPROXIMATE COST TO CERTAIN CONFIGURATIONS OF ELECTRONIC AUDIO, AUDIO-VISUAL, AND TELEVISION TEACHING SYSTEMS. EQUIPMENT IS CATEGORIZED ACCORDING TO THE EXTENT TO WHICH PROGRESSIVE MODES OF LEARNING ARE SERVED, THE NATURE AND COMPLEXITY OF THE HARDWARE…

UNTIL SUBSTANTIAL MASTERY HAS BEEN ACHIEVED BY THE SLOWER READERS, THE SUB-SKILLS TO LEARNING THE MECHANICS OF READING SHOULD BE MADE THE OBJECTIVES OF INSTRUCTION. FOCUSING ON WORDS, BLENDING, AND HANDLING IRREGULARS ARE THREE OF THE SUB-SKILLS NEEDED. TO TEACH THE CHILD TO FOCUS ON WORDS, THE TEACHER INTRODUCES VERBAL RHYMING AND ALLITERATION…

FOLLOWING THE FORMAT OF "MODERN CHINESE FOR THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, FIRST YEAR," WHICH INTRODUCED IN YALE ROMANIZATION THE BASIC SPEECH SOUNDS AND SIMPLE SPEECH PATTERNS OF SPOKEN MANDARIN CHINESE, THIS VOLUME PRESENTS NEW AND MORE COMPLICATED SPEECH PATTERNS AND EXTENDED VOCABULARY AS WELL AS A SIMPLIFIED INTRODUCTION TO THE WRITING…

THE NEBRASKA ENGLISH CURRICULUM FOR GRADE NINE FOCUSES ON THE CONCEPT OF GENRE AND ACCOMPANYING LITERARY ATTITUDES AND DEVICES. SATIRE, COMEDY, AND THE EPIC ARE THE SUBJECTS OF THE LITERARY PROGRAM. LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION STUDIES, BUILDING UPON EIGHTH-GRADE LANGUAGE HISTORY AND SYNTAX UNITS, CENTER ON GEOGRAPHIC AND SOCIAL DIALECTS, PHONOLOGY,…

THE LITERATURE PROGRAM OF THE GRADE 12 STUDENT PACKET OF THE NEBRASKA ENGLISH CURRICULUM CONSISTS OF A SELECTIVE SURVEY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE FROM THE RENAISSANCE TO THE 20TH CENTURY. IT BEGINS WITH A UNIT ON SHAKESPEAREAN TRAGEDY IN WHICH STUDENTS READ REVENGE TRAGEDIES--SENECA'S "THYESTES" AND KYD'S "THE SPANISH TRAGEDY"--AS…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TWOFOLD--(1) TO FIND WHAT LOGICAL HABITS AND ABILITIES POSSESSED BY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN WERE DEMONSTRATED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF COMPOSITIONAL TASKS, AND (2) TO COMPARE THE WRITTEN COMPOSITIONS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN WHO HAD STUDIED UNDER THE NEBRASKA CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT CENTER'S LANGUAGE ARTS PROGRAM…

THIS COLLECTION OF PAPERS BY STAFF MEMBERS OF THE EUCLID ENGLISH DEMONSTRATION CENTER FOCUSES ON APPROACHES TO THE TEACHING OF COMPOSITION IN THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. THE PAPERS ARE (1) "LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION," BY JAMES F. MCCAMPBELL, (2) "COMPOSING--EPIPHANY AND DETAIL," BY JOSEPH DYESS, (3) "THE LANGUAGE COMPOSITION…

THIS SPEECH PREPARED FOR THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PROBLEMS OF RURAL YOUTH IN A CHANGING ENVIRONMENT (SEPTEMBER 1963) REVIEWS PROGRAMS THAT FOCUS ON THE EDUCATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT PROBLEMS OF DEPRIVED CHILDREN AND YOUTH. IT POINTS OUT THAT COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROGRAMS ATTEMPT TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION WHILE KEEPING THE CHILDREN IN…

TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE UNDEREDUCATED WHOSE SKILLS APPROXIMATE FOURTH TO EIGHTH GRADE READING LEVEL AND THOSE FOR WHOM LEARNING ENGLISH AS A NEW LANGUAGE IS THE FIRST STEP IN JOB TRAINING, 20 OCCUPATIONALLY-ORIENTED UNITS OF INSTRUCTION IN READING AND RELATED SKILLS AND A SECTION ON TEACHING THE COURSE ARE OUTLINED. UNITS, PLANNED FOR 20 40-HOUR…

THE 1967 WESTERN REGION TEACHER TRAINING INSTITUTE AT CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE COLLEGE WAS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE TRAINING FOR ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS OF ADULT BASIC EDUCATION (ABE) PROGRAMS IN SIX STATES. THE INSTITUTE FOCUSED ON FIVE BROAD AREAS--UNDERSTANDING THE ABE STUDENT, METHODS OF TRAINING ABE INSTRUCTORS, ADMINISTRATION, PROGRAM…

THE MARK TWAIN SUMMER INSTITUTE OFFERED CHALLENGING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, PROVIDED EXCELLENT TEACHERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP NEW TECHNIQUES, AND OFFERED AN "INTERN-TEACHER" PROGRAM. THE STUDENTS QUALIFIED TO ATTEND WERE ABLE SECONDARY STUDENTS FROM GRADES 9 THROUGH 12. EACH STUDENT WOULD TAKE ONE NON-CREDIT HIGH SCHOOL COURSE.…

THE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM ENDEAVORED TO MAKE UP FOR ANY LACK IN THE HOME THAT PREVENTED A CHILD FROM BEING READY FOR KINDERGARTEN. THIS BULLETIN ACQUAINTED PARENTS WITH THE PROGRAM AND WITH THE NEEDS OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN. ENTRANCE WAS DEPENDENT ON CERTAIN HEALTH REQUIREMENTS AND THE PARTICIPATION OF A PARENT ONE DAY A WEEK. THE 2-, 3-, AND SOME OF…

THE STATEMENTS OF PHILOSOPHY AND POLICY OF THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN EDUCATION COMMITTEE INCLUDED (1) ACCEPTING THE PURPOSES OF EDUCATION IN AMERICAN DEMOCRACY AS DEFINED BY THE EDUCATIONAL POLICIES COMMISSION AS BASIC PRINCIPLES, (2) RECOGNIZING THE "CULTURE WITHIN A CULTURE" CONCEPT, AND (3) RECOGNIZING THAT THE FUNCTION OF THE SCHOOL IS TO…

THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THE LANGUAGE ENRICHMENT PROGRAM AT THE CHILD CARE CENTER WAS TO PREVENT FUTURE LEARNING DISABILITIES IN LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT. IT INVOLVED A GROUP OF OVER 41 PRESCHOOL, KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADE CHILDREN. LESSONS IN THE PROGRAM EMPHASIZED AUDITORY AND VISUAL DISCRIMINATION SKILLS. THE ENVIRONMENT WAS ENRICHED THROUGH…

THIS SOURCEBOOK WAS PREPARED AS A TEACHING SUPPLEMENT FOR USE IN THE LANGUAGE ARTS PROGRAMS OF RURAL ALASKAN SCHOOLS IN THE INTERMEDIATE GRADES. A WIDE RANGE OF MATERIAL IS INCORPORATED, INCLUDING THE AREAS OF LANGUAGE SKILLS, AVAILABLE TEXTBOOKS AND FILMS, TYPES OF COMPOSITION, AND EXTENSIVE SUGGESTIONS FOR CORRELATED ACTIVITIES IN THE AREAS OF…