This packet is designed to aid teachers of Adult Basic Education Programs conduct census education/participation programs. The objective is to rectify the census undercount problem, especially among minorities. The document is presented in five chapters. Chapter I focuses on the census in perspective. Chapter II discusses the 1980 census and…

Five units on the culture, language, ethnic background, and characteristics of Canada are provided for the secondary school teacher. The guide is intended as the companion text to the publication entitled "Canadian Studies: A Syllabus" which is being prepared by the New York State Education Department. Each unit contains teaching…

This guide, designed for editors, publishers, libraries, teachers and students of translation and interpretation, and agencies that employ translators and/or interpreters, covers eight areas of interest. The categories treated are the following: (1) recent history and breakthroughs; (2) associations and centers for translators covering 84 groups…

The matching cloze format used in constructing the reading comprehension parts of the Micronesian Achievement Test Series (MATS) is described as a holistic approach which measures skills comparable to those needed by English as a second language students in actual reading situations. Kenneth Goodman's theory about the strategies used by good…

This document evaluates a five component title I program supported by Community School District 23, Brooklyn, New York. The five components were (1) Mathematics Program for third through eighth graders; (2) Reading Laboratories Program for third through eighth graders; (3) Early Childhood Program for Kindergarten through second graders; (4)…

A curriculum designed to promote an understanding of the values and priorities of the many cultures of the world, as well as the basic concepts and principles related to world communities, is presented in this paper. The authors first present a rationale for such a curriculum, then describe the courses a Michigan public school district included in…

A booklet for limited English speakers on renting housing provides information on searching for housing, finding the right place, considerations before signing a lease, and relations with the landlord. Cartoons, questions about the message in cartoons and narrative passages, checklists on things to consider, and the phonetic pronunciation of key…

The study described in this paper was designed to compare the composing processes of three black adolescent females--a low, a moderate, and a high user of nonstandard dialect. After explaining the procedures used in selecting the subjects on the basis of their degree of usage of nonstandard dialect features, the paper describes the research…

This set of four research reports is a product of the Mathemagenic Activities Program (MAP) for early childhood education of the University of Georgia Follow Through Program. Based on Piagetian theory, the MAP provides sequentially structured sets of curriculum materials and processes that are designed to continually challenge children in…

Prepared for instructors in adult literacy programs, this paper summarizes a reading curriculum designed to meet the needs of a predominantly Spanish-speaking community. The reading instruction curriculum is presented as a sequence of educational objectives under five headings: basic skills, structural analysis, vocabulary, comprehension, and…

OBJECTIVES ARE TO DEVELOP VISUAL AND AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION, MOTOR COORDINATION, SOCIAL ADJUSTMENTS, LANGUAGE FACILITY, FAMILIARITY WITH AND ACCEPTANCE OF CLASSROOM PROCEDURE, INTEREST IN READING, INDEPENDENT THINKING, NUMBER AWARENESS, AND APPRECIATION OF ART AND MUSIC. UNIT AREAS FOLLOW THE OUTLINE OF OBJECTIVES AND ARE TAUGHT AS PART OF THE…

THIS REPORT DESCRIBES COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN SEVEN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS WHICH CONCENTRATE ON LANGUAGE ARTS AND READING IMPROVEMENT. EACH OF THE SCHOOLS HAS DEVELOPED PROGRAMS GEARED TO ITS SPECIFIC NEEDS. THE REPORT ALSO DISCUSSES THE SPECIAL QUALITIES NEEDED BY THE COMPENSATORY EDUCATION STAFF, ESPECIALLY THE…

GOALS OF A SPEECH IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE MENTALLY RETARDED IN WISCONSIN ARE DESCRIBED. THE FOLLOWING VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE SPEECH PROGRAM ARE PRESENTED--(1) DEVELOPMENT OF A DELAYED SPEECH PROGRAM, (2) USE OF SOCIAL SKILLS FOR SPEECH PRACTICE, (3) REMEDIAL PROGRAM FOR DEFECTIVE ARTICULATION, AND (4) AUDITORY TRAINING. TYPES OF DEFECTS, A…

TO DETERMINE WHETHER SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES EXIST IN SKILL PERFORMANCE AS A RESULT OF HEAD START EXPERIENCE AND TO DETERMINE WHETHER THESE DIFFERENCES EXIST BETWEEN TWO ETHNIC GROUPS, 17 ANGLO-AMERICAN AND 62 MEXICAN-AMERICAN CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN WERE PRE-TESTED AND POST-TESTED DURING THE SUMMER OF 1965 IN CONNECTION WITH SIX-WEEK…

EACH OF THE 22 COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROJECTS CONDUCTED IN THE DES MOINES, IOWA, PUBLIC SCHOOLS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR AND SUMMER IS SEPARATELY EVALUATED IN THIS REPORT. SOME OF THE PROJECTS CONCENTRATED ON INSTRUCTION IN READING, LANGUAGE ARTS, MATHEMATICS, HUMANITIES, OR PRACTICAL SCIENCE. OTHERS OFFERED SPECIAL SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES. A…