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PDF pending restorationDefense Language Inst., Monterey, CA. – 1977
This is the first module of 10 in the German Headstart program. Each of the 2 units in the module contains objectives, exercises, and a self-evaluation quiz. In addition, there are several supplementary exercises and self-evaluations. The objective of this module is to enable the student to pronounce and read German sounds, to find out the…
Descriptors: Conversational Language Courses, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Education, German
PDF pending restorationDefense Language Inst., Monterey, CA. – 1977
This is the second module of 10 in the German Headstart program. Each of the 3 units in the module contains objectives, exercises, and a self-evaluation quiz. In addition, there are several supplementary exercises and self-evaluations. The objective of this module is to enable the student to deal with three situations: (1) getting to a specified…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, Conversational Language Courses, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Education
Skobo, Kathleen Ward – 1979
Forty-two first, second, and third grade students participated in a 15-week study to determine the effects of audiovisual aids on reading achievement. The students were pretested and posttested using the Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills. Each group received 40 minutes of small group and individual instruction each day. The experimental group…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Developmental Reading, Language Skills, Masters Theses
Huber, William T., Jr. – 1978
One of a series of four guides developed for use by parents of children enrolled in a Title I reading improvement program, this booklet provides learning activities and suggestions for improving the reading abilities and skills of primary school children. The areas covered are developing the child's interest in reading and encouraging independent…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Guides, Independent Reading, Learning Activities
Download full textLAMBERTS, J.J.; AND OTHERS – 1962
SEVEN PAPERS ARE COMPILED UNDER THE GENERAL SUBJECT HEADING OF TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE. LINGUISTICS IS DISCUSSED IN RELATION TO TEACHING ENGLISH AND IN RELATION TO TEACHERS OF INDIAN CHILDREN. THE LADO ENGLISH LANGUAGE SERIES IS REVIEWED. A REPORT BY NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEACHERS OF ENGLISH PRESENTS FACTS RELATIVE TO TEACHING ENGLISH…
Descriptors: American Indians, Bilingualism, Diction, English
Stern, Carolyn – 1966
The effect of a formal, structured approach to language development on preschool children is the subject of this project study. From August 1965 to August 1966, 157 programs administered to 1,663 children explored mental ability, auditory and visual discrimination, language use, vocabulary, and motivation. Children attending day care centers,…
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Curriculum Evaluation, Disadvantaged, Experimental Programs
Herr, Selma E. – 1966
After a consideration of the causes of ineffective reading, this publication presents organized lessons (including 50 reading selections) for improving adult reading skills, and specific suggestions for securing the main idea, developing word power, developing such skills as skimming, following directions, visualization, and perceptual ideas, and…
Descriptors: Adults, Critical Reading, Directed Reading Activity, Evaluation Methods
Kessman, William A. – 1977
Written primarily for special needs students in the exploratory phase of a vocational program in food services, this activity book employs basic content material of the food service trade to serve as a vehicle for developing reading and language skills. Each lesson follows a similar format. The lesson is introduced by an illustration and a list of…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Food Service, Instructional Materials, Language Acquisition
Pietrosky, Margaret – 1978
The classroom management system of a junior high school reading program was designed to provide an atmosphere in which students could develop positive self concepts, responsible independence, and improved reading skills. To stress skill accountability, the class was organized as a business company where each student interviewed for a specific job,…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Grade 7, Junior High Schools
Saunders, Russell W., Jr. – 1978
Teachers at the primary level should resume the neglected practice of diagnostic teaching. This means that the teacher should observe all aspects of a student's cognitive behavior in the teaching/learning act and then plan instructional strategies for subsequent lessons. Some significant cognitive behaviors observable in diagnostic teaching are…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Cognitive Ability, Diagnostic Teaching, Listening Skills
Vail, Priscilla L. – 1977
This two-part paper emphasizes the importance of language enrichment and active listening skills as a basis for reading pleasure. While acknowledging the need for developing fundamental decoding skills, the first section advocates that adults read aloud to children from books reflecting the adult's reading interests, containing creative language,…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Language Enrichment, Learning Activities, Listening Skills
PDF pending restorationKeller, Howard H. – 1975
Teaching techniques in vocabulary learning have not kept pace with development in other areas of language pedagogy, and yet the large number of words that students must learn demands on approach that will bring order and system into the process of vocabulary acquisition. The solution to this problem is a topical vocabulary checklist in two…
Descriptors: Educational Media, Form Classes (Languages), Language Aids, Language Instruction
Hartford Public Schools, CT. – 1975
The intensive reading instructional centers in Hartford, Connecticut, provide reading services to over 500 pupils in the third, fourth, and fifth grades. Reading teams consist of a reading consultant, two master teachers with strong backgrounds in reading, and a part-time clerk-typist. Instruction takes place in eleven-week cycles. Each teacher…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Decoding (Reading), Individualized Reading, Intermediate Grades
Tijerina, Felix – 1962
After a detailed study of the scholastic retardation of Latin American children in Texas public schools due to the language barrier, the National Office of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) decided that this problem was of the utmost importance and a matter which the organization should work to correct. After obtaining the…
Descriptors: Basic Vocabulary, Educational Needs, Educational Opportunities, English (Second Language)
Waukesha Public Schools, WI. – 1975
Suggested ways in which parents can prepare their children for academic success before formal schooling begins are listed in this guide. Part 1 contains ideas for language development in the areas of speaking, listening, vocabulary development, and recall. Part 2 contains suggestions for activities that will promote social development and…
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Bibliographies, Kinesthetic Perception, Language Acquisition
