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Mirenda, Pat; Turoldo, Kirsten; McAvoy, Constance – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2006
This study examined the impact of a word prediction software program, Co:Writer, on the written output of 24 students with physical disabilities that affected their ability to write by hand. Surveys were completed by both students who used Co:Writer and their teachers/adult supporters in schools, and 10-minute writing samples were obtained from…
Descriptors: Prediction, Educational Technology, Computer Software, Word Processing
Horton, J. Kirk – 1988
The guide, intended to help teachers, parents, and community workers throughout the world develop educational services to visually handicapped students in ordinary schools, has been published in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, and Chinese. The first three chapters provide general information concerning types of educational programs for the…
Descriptors: Braille, Classroom Techniques, Daily Living Skills, Elementary Secondary Education
Alonso, Carmen M. – 1991
A practicum tested the effectiveness of a learning-center approach in improving the overall academic achievement of kindergarten children who were speakers learners of English as a second language (ESL). The entire kindergarten class participated in the method, but only nine students were selected on the basis of their score on the Brigance Test.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cooperative Learning, Critical Thinking, English (Second Language)
Houston Community Coll. System, TX. – 1990
This curriculum guide for a Spanish and English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) literacy unit for adult students consists of an introductory section, a diagnostic test and a course of instruction, and appended materials. The introduction outlines the institution's part-time personnel policies as they relate to program instructors, common questions and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Course Organization, Curriculum Guides, Diagnostic Tests
Summit School District RE-1, Frisco, CO. – 1986
Intended for use by teachers of kindergarten through grade 10, this curriculum guide is designed to make communication education an integral part of the school program. The philosophy of the guide focuses on the processes of analyzing, formulating a position, and organizing information or ideas into meaningful form, rather than solely on surface…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides
Bowmar, Barbara; And Others – 1981
Intended as a resource for test construction, this kit provides educators with sample test items, checklists, and questionnaires to assess literacy skills of adult students. Items are keyed to skills in the Adult Basic Literacy Curriculum and Resource Guide (APL Guide) and divided into these skill areas: interpersonal, listening, speaking,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Check Lists
JENSEN, VERNA; LOGAN, EUNICE – 1962
A COMPREHENSIVE PRESENTATION OF IDEAS IS MADE IN THIS PUBLICATION TO HELP THE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL ORGANIZE AND CONDUCT A SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM, AND TO FURNISH THE CLASSROOM TEACHER PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS FOR ENRICHING THE TOTAL CLASSROOM PROGRAM THROUGH SCHOOL LUNCH EXPERIENCES. SCHOOL LUNCH IS THE TOPIC OF THE FIRST SECTION AND INCLUDES SUB-TOPICS…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bibliographies, Cooking Instruction, Enrichment
ROBINSON, JOANNE A. – 1966
AN INNOVATIVE, BEGINNING-READING PROGRAM WAS EVALUATED DURING A 1-YEAR PERIOD OF CLASSROOM RESEARCH ACTIVITY. THE PROGRAM HAD BEEN DEVELOPED AS A PART OF "PROJECT LITERACY," A BASIC RESEARCH AND CURRICULUM-DEVELOPMENT EFFORT IN AREAS OF EDUCATION RELEVANT TO THE ACQUISITION OF LITERACY SKILLS. THE EVALUATION WAS CONDUCTED IN A…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Beginning Reading, Classroom Environment, Curriculum Guides
Jolles, Isaac; Southwick, Selma I. – 1969
The use of methods found effective with the brain injured with educable mentally handicapped children is discussed; the clinical approach to teaching and the psychology of the educable are explained; and educational implications are outlined. The following are then considered: sensory deficiencies and intensified stimulation; training perception;…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Attention, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching
Golub, Lester S.; And Others – 1971
The general purpose of this paper is twofold. One is to survey the research and literature on the learning of oral and written language in the elementary schools. The other is to propose a statement of needs, objectives, and components for an oral and written language program for elementary grade children. The method used for this study consists…
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Discovery Learning, Educational Objectives, Educational Research
Lotz, John – 1972
This booklet forms a part of the Hungarian-English Contrastive Linguistics Project which is concerned with investigating the differences and similarities between these two languages with implications for second language acquisition. The papers here deal with the Hungarian writing system. Initial remarks concern the relationship between script and…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Applied Linguistics, Comparative Analysis, Contrastive Linguistics
Moore, Walter J. – 1968
Bibliographical information and annotations for the articles published in "Elementary English" from 1924 through 1967 are organized under 35 topical headings arranged alphabetically and cross-referenced. Both author and topic indexes to the entries are provided. (This document previously announced as ED 025 521.) (LH)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Creative Writing, Elementary Education, English Instruction
Darien Public Schools, CT. – 1971
A curriculum guide for the language arts program, grades kindergarten through 6, of the Darien, Connecticut, Public Schools is provided. The guide contains the following sections, which are color coded to indicate whether they are appropriate for Grades kindergarten through 6, kindergarten through 3, or grades 4 through 6: (1) The Student Centered…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, English Curriculum, Handwriting Instruction, Kindergarten
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Pulu, Tupou L.; And Others – 1976
This first grade workbook is designed for children in bilingual Inupiat-English programs in the Alaskan villages of Ambler, Kiana, Kobuk, Noorvik, Selawik, and Shungnak. Each page has a particular letter, a black-and-white drawing which represents a word which contains this letter, and lines the child is to use for writing the letter. (CFM)
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Cultural Context
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Shaw, Edward L. – Journal of Computing in Childhood Education, 1994
Investigates the ability of third-grade students to generate essays either by hand or with a word processing program. Indicates that the length and quality of the handwritten essays were superior to the computer-generated ones, suggesting that third-grade students were not as efficient in using a word processing program to generate essays as they…
Descriptors: Child Language, Comparative Analysis, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology
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