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Fink, Lawrence A. – 1969
A discussion of the challenge and promise of honors courses precedes an examination of an American History honors class composed of 24 high school juniors and seniors selected by one or more sets of criteria. The students came from well educated parents who raised comparatively small families, 13 were either first born or only children, and all…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American History, Bibliographies, Course Content

Five, Cora Lee – New Advocate, 1988
Discusses one teacher's abandonment of workbooks and a skills approach and her development of a reading program that emphasizes the elements of time, ownership, and response. (MS)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Grade 5, Journal Writing, Letters (Correspondence)
Yevoli, Carole – 1993
Focusing on corrective strategies for improving reading skills of at-risk community college students, this document reviews the history of such strategies, highlights current efforts, and assesses future needs. The first section traces the history of remedial reading programs at community colleges, beginning with small individualized sections…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Corrective Reading
Frenier, Hannah A. – Teaching PreK-8, 1996
Describes the One-Third Report method for motivating reluctant students to read and write: the teacher reads aloud a portion of a story; the class brainstorms endings; students read one-third of assignments, then write about what they need to know or hypothesize endings, which motivates them to finish the story. Includes sample One-Third Report.…
Descriptors: Brainstorming, Childrens Writing, Classroom Techniques, Critical Thinking
Wall, Guy; And Others – 1992
This document contains a comprehensive set of activities that serve to integrate all the curricular areas commonly taught in elementary schools. The 45 activities are designed to encourage multi-disciplinary and multi-sensory learning experiences in a cemetery. In addition to their use in cemeteries, these field tested activities may also be…
Descriptors: Art Education, Elementary Education, Field Instruction, Field Trips
Belknap, Robert L.; Kuhns, Richard – 1977
Curriculum development efforts at Columbia University occurring as a result of social changes and four years of seminar discussions are analyzed, and the seminar transactions and resulting programs discussed. A detailed description is given of Columbia's General Education Program, established after World War I. It is shown how and why the original…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides

Marek, Rosanne; Wires, Richard – OAH Magazine of History, 1990
Describes a reading series to personalize classroom study of immigration. Includes two readings about Ellis Island and German immigrants in Colonial America. Appropriate questions accompany each reading with a list of classroom activities and additional resources, including films, for secondary level classroom use. (NL)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Colonial History (United States), Cultural Pluralism, Ethnic Studies

Latshaw, Jessica L. K. – Canadian Journal of Education, 1991
Student responses to Canadian realistic fiction for young adults were examined for four seventh grade girls and three seventh grade boys. Interview findings support the view that students should have a role in selecting what they read, should talk about reading informally, and should construct representations less influenced by teacher responses.…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Females, Fiction, Foreign Countries
Duran, Richard; And Others – 1995
This report examines the readiness of Latino (Hispanic descent) high school students for college-level academic work based on their reading comprehension and verbal reasoning skills. Pertinent college admissions test data and educational survey data are reviewed, and findings are discussed from a variety of research fields that sharpen the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations, College Preparation
McDonald, Bruce A. – 1982
This manual provides information needed by students taking independent study courses (readings) in agricultural education, business education, home economics education, industrial education, or health occupations education as part of the Vocational Education Studies Program at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. The objectives of the…
Descriptors: Citations (References), Content Area Reading, Content Area Writing, Course Content
National Association of Elementary School Principals, Alexandria, VA. – 1995
The 14 lessons in this guide are intended to enhance elementary students' personal correspondence skills. The activities encourage creative personal interdisciplinary expression in language arts, visual arts, social studies, science, and mathematics through lessons that can be presented independently or integrated into existing lesson plans. Each…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Basic Writing, Content Area Reading, Cooperative Learning
Gooden-Jones, Epsey M.; Carrasquillo, Angela L. – 1998
A study followed ten limited-English-proficient (LEP) community college students who were taught English largely using a cooperative learning approach. For four months, the students worked together using brainstorming techniques and collaborative reading and writing tasks. Task emphasis was on development of thinking skills through collaboration…
Descriptors: Brainstorming, Classroom Techniques, Community Colleges, Cooperative Learning
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Dept. of Occupational Education and Technology. – 1975
The curriculum guide, one of a series prepared to assist teacher-coordinators in promoting and teaching home economics cooperative education programs, provides a course of study for the housekeeping management assistant occupation. In addition to a brief overview, job description, and job analysis of the occupation, the guide's four main sections…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cooperative Education, Course Content, Curriculum Guides
Miller, Virgil – 1969
Guidelines for developing cross-cultural awareness and understanding in high school students studying a second language are offered to teachers of all languages, but more detailed references are supplied for the teacher of Spanish. Suggestions include teaching the familiar first, presenting a well-rounded view of the target culture, balancing the…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Context

Cooter, Robert B., Jr.; Griffith, Robert – Journal of Reading, 1989
Describes the Dublin model, a program which uses thematic units or individualized reading assignments to focus on popular adolescent literature and includes projects that demonstrate students' comprehension of text. Discusses the formulation, implementation, and assessment of this program. (RS)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Group Discussion, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools