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Wood, Gordon R. – 1971
This study of vocabulary change investigates the regional vocabularies found in eight of the Southern states and seeks conclusions about the relative changes in uniformity in current local use. Assumptions, procedures, and techniques for research are presented here. The results reported were obtained from a printed vocabulary questionnaire…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Diachronic Linguistics, Dialect Studies, Geographic Distribution
KROPP, RUSSELL P.; AND OTHERS – 1967
AN EXPLORATORY STUDY WAS CONDUCTED ON THE INTERACTION BETWEEN COGNITIVE APTITUDES AND VARIED INSTRUCTIONAL TREATMENTS (TEACHING MATERIALS AND TEACHER METHODS) TO DETERMINE IF LEARNING DIFFICULTIES COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY MINIMIZED BY ALTERING THE CONTENT OF INSTRUCTIONAL TREATMENTS TO FIT THE COGNITIVE APTITUDE PATTERNS OF INDIVIDUAL LEARNERS. THE…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude, Audiovisual Aids, Chemistry
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Lundberg, Ingvar; And Others – Reading Research Quarterly, 1988
Examines a program in Denmark that uses metalinguistic games and exercises to stimulate preschool children's discovery of the phonological structure of language. Concludes that phonological awareness can be developed outside the context of the acquisition of an alphabetic writing system, and that this awareness facilitates subsequent reading and…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Elementary Education, Grade 1, Grade 2
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Cramer, Hazel; Terrio, Susan – French Review, 1985
Recommended materials, assignment formats, and strategies for a course emphasizing development of functional proficiency in commercial French and focusing on three areas (context, practice, and verification) are outlined, including lectures, abstracting of readings, readings, long-term projects, and weekly projects. (MSE)
Descriptors: Assignments, Business Communication, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques
Lipa-Wade, Sally – 2003
This teacher's guide is designed to assist in teaching an eight-level supplemental reading series to help students learn and practice a variety of reading comprehension strategies. It explains the format of the eight student books; provides a complete scope and sequence chart for the series; and includes a brief introduction to reading…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Classroom Techniques, Instructional Materials
Reiman, John – 1997
This curriculum on money management skills for deaf adolescent and young adult students is presented on nine video CD-ROMs as well as in a print version. The curriculum was developed following a survey of the needs of school and rehabilitation programs. It was also piloted and subsequently revised. Each teaching segment is presented in sign…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Education, Banking, Curriculum Development
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Greenleaf, Connie; Gee, Mary Kay – 1997
The guide outlines a curriculum for developing essential oral language skills in adult learners of English as a Second Language (ESL). It is divided into four topic-based sections, each providing a variety of activities for developing communication skills, including grammatical knowledge and vocabulary. Topics include: personal information (giving…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Daily Living Skills, Employment, English (Second Language)
Ballard, Christine; Jacocks, Kathleen – 2001
This study describes a program designed to improve student reading fluency. The targeted population consisted of first and third grade students in a growing urban community in the Midwest. Evidence for the existence of the problem included standardized test scores and independent computer reports that measured academic achievement, phonic…
Descriptors: Action Research, Decoding (Reading), Grade 1, Grade 3
Boruszczak, Bohdan, Comp. – 2002
This workbook is one of four intermediate- to advanced-level activity books in a series for teaching the Ukrainian language to both native speakers and second language learners. It offers a selection of exercises, vocabulary builders, dialogs, and writing exercises for language skill development. A teacher's answer key to accompany the activity…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cultural Background, Cultural Education, Ethnic Groups
Boruszczak, Bohdan, Comp. – 2002
This workbook is one of four intermediate- to advanced-level activity books in a series for teaching the Ukrainian language to both native speakers and second language learners. It offers a selection of exercises, vocabulary builders, dialogs, and writing exercises for language skill development. A teacher's answer key to accompany the activity…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cultural Background, Cultural Education, Ethnic Groups
Boruszczak, Bohdan, Comp. – 2002
This workbook is one of four intermediate- to advanced-level activity books in a series for teaching the Ukrainian language to both native speakers and second language learners. It offers a selection of exercises, vocabulary builders, dialogs, and writing exercises for language skill development. A teacher's answer key to accompany the activity…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cultural Background, Cultural Education, Ethnic Groups
Boruszczak, Bohdan, Comp. – 2002
This workbook is one of four intermediate- to advanced-level activity books in a series for teaching the Ukrainian language to both native speakers and second language learners. It offers a selection of exercises, vocabulary builders, dialogs, and writing exercises for language skill development. A teacher's answer key to accompany the activity…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cultural Background, Cultural Education, Ethnic Groups
Sjoholm, Kaj, Ed.; Bjorklund, Mikaela, Ed. – 1999
The publication on the integration of content area and second language instruction, focusing on the situation in Finland, consists of nine essays and a bibliography. The essays include: "Education in a Second or Foreign Language. An Overview" (Kaj Sjoholm); "Foreign Language Content Teaching in Teacher Education at Abo Akademi…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Bilingual Education, Case Studies, Elementary Secondary Education
Weintraub, Lynne – 1998
This document combines a student's workbook and teacher's guide, which were separately published. The beginning-level workbook in United States citizenship instruction is intended for adult immigrants with limited reading skills and/or familiarity with civics concepts. It presents and reinforces the knowledge required to pass the standardized…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Citizenship Education, Constitutional Law, Democracy
Dickinson, David K., Ed.; Tabors, Patton O., Ed. – 2001
Based on findings of the Home-School Study of Language and Literacy Development, this book examines the relationship between early parent-child and teacher-child interactions and children's kindergarten language and literacy skills. Participating in the study were more than 70 young children from diverse backgrounds whose home and school…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Emergent Literacy, Family Environment, Family School Relationship
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