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Download full textManitoba Dept. of Education, Winnipeg. – 1967
READING PROGRAMS IN THE ELEMENTARY GRADES IN MANITOBA, CANADA, WERE STUDIED OVER A 4-YEAR PERIOD TO DETERMINE WHAT TYPES OF PROGRAMS WERE IN EFFECT AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE THE TEACHING OF READING. INCLUDED IN THE REPORT ARE (1) A SURVEY OF READING IN MANITOBA FROM 1946-1966, (2) A DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Guides, Elementary Education
Atman, Kathryn S.; And Others – 1980
This handbook contains concept-oriented lessons which will help elementary teachers incorporate social studies instruction into their classrooms. The program emphasizes concepts from each of the social science disciplines. Included among these are learning; family; social processes of customs, cooperation, competition, and conflict; rules and…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Basic Skills, Class Activities, Concept Teaching
Kansas State Dept. of Education, Topeka. – 1980
The Senior Citizens and Parents as Resources for the Classroom (SPARC) project is designed to maximize the learning potential of students. Through the SPARC project, parent and community volunteers, guided by professional educators, can help to meet student needs. This elementary school manual has been compiled by and for the teachers and…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Involvement, Creative Writing, Educational Games
McCaffrey, Arthur – 1980
The results of a study in applied educational psycholinguistics are presented. The project used a theoretical model of communicative competence to develop testing techniques for diagnosing levels of ability in functional language skills, and to develop training techniques to promote the acquisition of speaking and listening skills among elementary…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Cognitive Processes, Communicative Competence (Languages), Diagnostic Teaching
PDF pending restorationCommunity School District 6, New York, NY. – 1980
This is an evaluation of a Title VII Bilingual/Bicultural Education Program conducted in New York City in 1979-1980. The program description includes discussion of the following topics: (1) goals and objectives; (2) instructional programs; (3) staff development; (4) parent and community involvement; (5) curriculum and materials; and (6) guidance.…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Bilingual Education, Community Involvement, English (Second Language)
Hawaii State Dept. of Education, Honolulu. Office of Instructional Services. – 1979
This handbook is intended for content area teachers in grades seven through twelve who want to help students improve their comprehension of both oral and written language. The first three chapters discuss the nature of comprehension and establish the general philosophical framework for the strategies and activities that make up the major portion…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Concept Formation, Content Area Reading, Creative Thinking
Foorman, Barbara R.; Kinoshita, Yoshiko – 1981
The role of linguistic structure in a referential communication task was examined by comparing encoding and decoding performance of 80 five- and seven-year-old children from Japan and the United States. The linguist structure demanded by the task was the simultaneous encoding and decoding of attributes of size, color, pattern, and shape. (In…
Descriptors: Adjectives, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences, Early Childhood Education
Odum, Helen P. – 1980
Elementary school teachers acknowledge the need for better writing instruction, but seldom have time for it within their already crowded curricula. Writing instruction suffers from placing skills development before writing activities, from emphasis on reading, and because many teachers are not well prepared to teach writing. A low priority is…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, English Curriculum, Grammar
Woodruff, Bobby J. – 1980
This study of eighth graders investigates the effects of Kindergarten attendance on (1) Basic Skills Test (BST) performance and (2) the incidence of grade retention (non-promotion). To accomplish the first purpose, over 64,000 eighth grade pupils in the public schools of Tennessee were administered the BST. On each answer sheet of the BST pupils…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Comparative Analysis, Educational Experience
Council of Europe, Strasbourg (France). – 1979
Designed as an information document, this report describes the activities of the Council in facilitating the settlement of migrant workers' children in the compulsory schooling systems of host countries. Experimental classes are discussed in terms of the basic aims of the integration of migrant children through language learning, maintenance of…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Experimental Programs, Immigrants
Bagasao, Paula Y. – 1980
The purpose of this study was to identify the educational needs and concerns of Pilipino/Pilipino-American students so that recommendations for a more effective education for these students could be made. Students from one Los Angeles, California junior high school were chosen as the target population. Information was gathered from the students…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Behavior Problems, Change Strategies, Cultural Background
Prewitt-Diaz, Joseph O. – 1979
In this paper, culturally acceptable home behaviors of Puerto Rican children are contrasted with those behaviors that are demanded in classrooms of mainland United States schools. Sources of conflicts between home and classroom behaviors discussed include: (1) instability resulting from the migration process; (2) language problems; (3)…
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Children, Cultural Influences, Cultural Traits
Miranda (L.) and Associates, Bethesda, MD. – 1979
This companion volume to the final report of a needs assessment survey for bilingual education contains information on data collection procedures as well as a comprehensive tabulation of statistical data. The information covers distribution of sample, response rate, data encoding procedure, breakdown into components of programs studied,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Demography
Sawyer, Walter E.; Sawyer, Jean C. – 1980
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between kindergarten children's preschool experiences and their reading readiness skills. A sample of 42 children, randomly selected from a population of incoming kindergarten students at an upstate New York elementary school, was studied. Prior to entering kindergarten, interviews…
Descriptors: Attendance, Cultural Influences, Early Experience, Educational Television
Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD. Dept. of Instructional Planning and Development. – 1979
A district-wide language arts program for grades 9 through 12 that emphasizes aesthetic expression in addition to a basic skills component is described in this booklet. A foreword discusses at length the curriculum guide on which the program is based and outlines the potential for the guide's use and modification, the relationship of the state and…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Course Content
