IMPACT II is a program administered by the New York City Board of Education designed to identify, support, document, describe, and replicate successful classroom-based programs developed by teachers. During the first year of IMPACT II, approximately 100 exemplary programs were identified. This publication is a collection of profiles of these…

The seven thematic units in this guide focus on communication skills, offering English teachers contemporary plans for teaching writing, listening, reading, reasoning, critical thinking, and appreciation of literary genres. The units were selected for their humanistic approaches to student language learning, combining English instruction with…

To meet the needs of distributive education teachers and students, a project was initiated to develop competency-based curriculum models for marketing and distributive education clusters. The models which were developed incorporate competencies, materials and resources, teaching methodologies/learning activities, and evaluative criteria for the…

This report summarizes the kinds of oral games that are available to English as an Additional Language (EAL) classrooms, briefly outlines current research, and stresses the need for more exploration in kinds and varieties of games. A guide to typical, successful classroom games, this report includes eighty-one selected oral games, which are fully…

This study examines the changing role of the paraprofessional as viewed from the vantage point of the English as a Second Language (ESL) Bilingual classroom. The difficulty in encountering material on the role of the paraprofessional has led to some confusion in the minds of teachers as to how these assistants in the classroom are to be utilized.…

The document is comprised of four newsletters which present a collection of essays, practical teaching methods, and learning activities introducing future studies into the classroom. Aimed at primary and secondary teachers, subject areas include forecasting methods, curriculum implementation and evaluation, innovative teaching materials and…

Communicative competence is now at the point where theory must be translated into practice, that is, where the functional approach must be developed into pedagogical content and strategies. An analysis is presented of the three main pedagogical approaches: the structural, situational, and functional approaches. Principles underlying the…

Assuming that effective writing instruction requires teachers with well-developed writing skills, sufficient classroom time set aside for quantity writing on a daily basis, careful and consistent evaluation, and emphasis on writing as communication, this guide offers teaching techniques that develop the theoretical, practical, and creative aspects…

This guide describes bilingual, bicultural, and English as a Second Language (ESL) materials adopted for use in California. The guide is divided into three sections: (1) a list of publishers, including addresses and phone numbers; (2) an annotated index to the guide that includes basic information about each item; and (3) detailed information on…

The guide presents lesson plans and a bibliography emphasizing children's books as a tool for exploring citizenship concepts. Aimed at grades K-3, the objective is to suggest children's books and ways to use them in teaching law and citizenship responsibilities as related to five basic topics: equality, power, justice, property, and liberty. The…

The document describes development, objectives, and activities of an ethnic heritage studies project entitled Preserving Ethnic Traditions (PET). Undertaken to aid high school teachers and students understand ethnic traditions in Delaware, the project focused on development of skills in areas of interviewing, photography, graphics, public…

To help high school students understand the role of consumers in the everyday world, the teaching guide presents objectives and activities related to seven consumer topics. Topics are rights and responsibilities of all consumers, common transportation concerns of consumers with special problems, and problems which particularly affect consumers who…

Focusing on outdoor education in a broad sense, this book comprehensively provides elementary school teachers with rationale, planning guidance, and specific ideas for using the outdoors to enhance the development of the whole child through the stimulation of both right and left hemispheres of the brain. Part I presents a definition, rationale,…

Part of the Anthropology Curriculum Project, the document introduces social studies classroom teachers and junior high school students to the study of language and emphasizes the importance of language as a part of culture. The document contains a teacher background component and a student text. The teacher background material is presented in five…

IDEAS FOR THE CREATIVE USE OF ORAL LANGUAGE IN THE ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM ARE PRESENTED IN THIS SYMPOSIUM. PART 1, "THE NEED FOR CREATIVE EXPERIENCES IN ORAL LANGUAGE" BY M.W. HENRY, IS CONCERNED WITH THE INTERRELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CREATIVE ORAL LANGUAGE ACTIVITIES AND THE ACQUISITION OF READING AND WRITING SKILLS. PART 2, "CHORIC INTERPRETATION" BY…