The contents of this book is based upon knowledge derived from university institutes for teacher training in adult basic education, independent and collaborative research, and information obtained from the field of literacy education. In the first three chapters, the author presents a concise summary of the history of literacy education. Specific…

This yearbook is a collection of 14 articles covering a wide range of topics. The first argues that arithmetic is "a general mode of thinking," not a "tool subject." The need and use of mathematics for the average citizen is the basis for the second chapter, and the following chapter continues in this vein by attempting to show…

GRADES OR AGES: Grade 4. SUBJECT MATTER: English, spelling, handwriting, reading, social studies, arithmetic, science and health, art, and physical education. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide devotes one chapter to each subject, with an introductory chart giving the suggested daily and weekly time allotments. The art and physical…

A large-scale, summative, comparative evaluation of "Patterns in Arithmetic (PIA)", a modern televised arithmetic curriculum for grades one through six, was carried out in grades one through four in both rural and urban schools during the 1970-71 school year. This report deals with the ways in which PIA affects teachers: in basic mathematical…

The materials in these units are designed especially for the low achiever student in junior high school mathematics. These materials are intended to be a source of new ideas for teachers who are trying to encourage interest, enthusiasm, and participation from low achieving students in mathematics. The four units in this collection contain…

The purpose of this monograph is twofold. First, it reviews, analyzes, and synthesizes where possible the findings of selected research related to content reading which has been conducted during the past two decades. Secondly, it describes how the findings of this research apply to classroom instruction. The topics discussed are: Reading in…

This report summarizes the development of a commercially available program in computational skills which makes extensive use of computer capabilities. The first section describes the organization, content, and cost of the materials, and the procedures for using them. The key personnel, and the organizational and funding sources are then named.…

Two aspects of motivation were investigated in this study: the use of individual incentives to enhance learning, and the effect of different levels of task difficulty on the effectiveness of these individualized incentives. One hundred-forty-two fourth and fifth grade students were subjects. Individual preferences for rewards that would serve as…

Described is a basic course in whole numbers involving a laboratory approach with emphasis on applications, designed for the student whose arithmetic skills need reinforcing. After lists of overall goals, scope, and performance objectives, the guide gives suggested strategies, materials, and references for 41 topics arranged under seven headings.…

Teacher ratings of fourth grade minority and non-minority students were compared to pupil performance on the Reading, Language Arts, and Arithmetic subtests of the SRA Achievement series. Correlations were found between teacher ratings and pupil scores except in the area of teacher rating of minority group reading and SRA score. (Author/BJG)

The author discusses Professor Henry A. Bent's presentation regarding the nature of the difficulty that many college and university students have with arithmetic reasoning involving division. (HM)

High school students can and should be proficient in using such basic skills as reading, writing, computational skills, thinking, and listening. Here are five guides for accomplishing this goal. (Author/RK)

Forty-five 9- to 14-year-old children with learning disabilities were divided into three groups on the basis of their patterns of reading, spelling, and arithmetic achievement, and performances on 16 measures were compared. (Author/CL)

Three hundred fifty-nine pupils in grades four through six were given a supplemental guided discovery mathematics program designed for Special Elementary Education For the Disadvantaged (SEED). The guided discovery group improved approximately twice as much as the control group in arithmetic computation, concepts, application, total score, and in…

Children of 5 to 6 years of age in two West African tribes (one agricultural, one commercial), are shown to understand the quantitative concepts of more and less. The implications of this for American elementary education are discussed: certain basic cognitive abilities are present in all people, regardless of culture. (Author/CTM)