Chapter 1 in this teacher's guide to the teaching of reading to non-English speakers presents an overview of the pre-reading level and makes suggestions to teachers who are preparing pupils for beginning reading instruction. Chapter 2 defines the relationship between oral and written language, gives some of the learning theories which apply to…

Described in this article are five pilot studies that explored the effects of the learning strategy of the total physical response under a variety of conditions using Japanese and Russian with adults and children. Some general conclusions suggest that dramatic facilitation in learning listening skills for a second language is related to acting out…

The purpose of this study was two-fold: (1) to determine the effect of internal-external control on retention of control-relevant versus non-control relevant information, and (2) to investigate differences among internal and external prison inmates in their participation in occupational education programs. The sample of 216 inmates, ranging in age…

A nine-day study was designed to investigate the learning achievement differences between paired and individual high school students in a Computer Assisted Instruction course in Boolean Algebra. Within the format of five 40-minute lessons (including preview frames, instruction, examples, practice problems, criterion frames, and daily quizzes), 23…

Computer assisted instruction (CAI) can achieve its potential as a tool for individualizing instruction only if the flexible logic and memory capabilities of computers are utilized. An instructional program must be written in such a way that it can handle at least three variables: (a) who is being taught; (b) what is critical; and (c) how the…

A representative six-year foreign language curriculum (grades 7-12) is analyzed and noted to be based on several underlying principles. Difficulties which arise from rigid adherence to certain methodological principles are discussed, particularly those concerning the relationship between audiolingual and writing skills. Suggestions on ways to…

This content analysis schedule for the Bilingual Education Program, Adelante, of St. Helena, California, presents information on the history, funding, and scope of the project in its second year. Included are sociolinguistic process variables such as the native and dominant languages of students and their interaction. Information is provided on…

This content analysis schedule for the Early Childhood Bilingual Education Program of Sacramento, California, presents information on the history, funding, and scope of the project in its second year. Included are sociolinguistic process variables such as the native and dominant languages of students and their interaction. Information is provided…

This content analysis schedule for the Phoenix Union Bilingual Program of Phoenix, Arizona, presents information on the history, funding, and scope of the project in its third year. Included are sociolinguistic process variables such as the native and dominant languages of students and their interaction. Information is provided on staff selection…

This book was originally developed as a practical manual for use in training volunteers in the New York City School Volunteer Program. In its present form, it is both a manual and a reference book. The book begins with a discussion of the disadvantaged child and the frame of reference in which English is to be taught. Methods and materials are…

The limitations in the methods which are usually used in stage theory test analysis to determine the stage of development of an individual are outlined. Piaget's and Kohlberg's conceptions of moral judgment are presented along with one method of estimating a subject's level of development. The concept of a latent trait is developed. Its…

Motivation is the normal state of the individual, and the language teacher is responsible for identifying the individual nature of the student's motivation and directing it through his design of learning activities. The personal goals of the students should be kept in mind; the subject matter should be what interests the student, and the…

This document, the first of two volumes, contains papers that represent recent work in career development research at Harvard University. The purpose of the papers is to review, clarify, and offer a critical commentary on several issues crucial to current research and to emphasize a point of view from which important resources of conceptual…

This document, the second of two volumes, is a continuation of papers that represent work in career development research at Harvard University. Section III, Choosing as Figure in the Styling of Life, Section IV, Conceptual Integration, and Section V, Professional Implications, include the following chapters: (11) A Return to Models:…

This paper suggests a new direction and scope for instruction in existing language programs. The author proposes that language courses become "acculturation" courses which would have as their central educational objective the acculturation of the student into the target culture through language, civilization, and culture study. Learning style is…