WORD COUNTS WERE MADE TO COMPARE THE VOCABULARIES IN READING, HEALTH, SCIENCE, AND ARITHMETIC TEXTBOOKS FOR GRADES ONE TO THREE. COUNTS WERE MADE IN SEVEN DIFFERENT BASIC READING SERIES AND IN THREE DIFFERENT SERIES IN EACH OF THE THREE CONTENT AREAS. THE LIMITATIONS OF THE WORD COUNTS ARE SPECIFIED. FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE WAS USED TO ANALYZE THE…

THE COLLECTION OF MATERIALS PROVIDES ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES FOR THE FOURTH GRADE STUDENT. THE TEACHER'S SECTION INCLUDES--SUGGESTIONS FOR USING THE PUPIL MATERIALS, CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MORE ABLE LEARNER, A CHECK LIST FOR IDENTIFYING THE MORE ABLE LEARNER, AND AN ACTIVITIES CHART SHOWING THE OVERLAPPING USE OF VARIOUS ACTIVITIES TO AID IN THE…

BASIC INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR EDUCABLE MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN OF PRIMARY, ELEMENTARY, JUNIOR HIGH, AND SENIOR HIGH LEVELS ARE LISTED, DESCRIBED, AND EVALUATED UNDER THE HEADINGS OF LANGUAGE ARTS, ARITHMETIC, SOCIAL STUDIES, AND SCIENCE. MATERIALS INCLUDE BOOKS, CHARTS, SIGNS, GEOMETRIC SHAPES, SYMBOLS, FLASH CARDS, MAPS, NEWSPAPERS, AND…

Intended for teachers of learning disabled children, the performance based learning package provides a list of steps for students to take toward obtaining competency in time and time telling. The package is broken down into eight milestones which include such steps as constructing a simple sundial as a group project, understanding that 15 minutes…

THIS CURRICULUM GUIDE FOR ALL GRADES OF PUBLIC SCHOOL INSTRUCTION IS INTENDED TO ASSIST LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN DESIGNING AN ADEQUATE MATHEMATICS PROGRAM THAT REFLECTS THE MODERN APPROACH. THE GUIDE PRESCRIBES A PROGRAM WHICH IS SUFFICIENTLY FLEXIBLE TO BE USED BY LARGE DISTRICTS HAVING A COMPLETE THREE-TRACK MATHEMATICS PROGRAM WITH FIVE YEARS…

Investigated were concepts of conservation (number and length), cardination, one-to-one correspondence, and counting ability, and the role of these concepts in learning first-grade mathematics. A Piagetian-type number concept test was developed and administered at the end of the school year to a sample of 38 entering first-grade students selected…

This curriculum bulletin is one of a planned series of bulletins designed to meet the needs of teachers and supervisors. The materials in this bulletin consist of a series of daily lesson plans for use by teachers in presenting a modern program of seventh year mathematics. In these lesson plans are developed the concepts, skills, and applications…

Developed in these materials is a concept of measurement. The unit begins with a fictitious system of measurement from which basic ideas about measurement are to be retained and later applied to other systems of measurement. It is hypothesized that it is easier for the student to abstract principles from a less tangible and unfamiliar system than…

These materials are designed especially for the low achieving student in mathematics. The booklet contains numerous sports-related exercises which have been prepared as examples of supplementary worksheets. The exercises are designed to take advantage of the student's interest in sports. Materials for this booklet, including the worksheets which…

Investigated was the mathematics achievement of several hundred junior high school students, believed by their counselors and teachers to be "slow learners." This investigation focused on two critical problems: (1) whether some children benefit from less rapid pacing of material, and (2) which are the strongest predictors of achievement…

This is the Teacher's Commentary for Mathematics for the Elementary School, Book K, Special Edition. The writers have relied on the existing SMSG kindergarten and first grade materials as a framework. This special edition is designed to meet the needs of disadvantaged children. Included in the Commentary are background information for the teacher,…

This study was designed (1) to investigate the relationship between physical exertion and mental performance in elementary school children and (2) to determine if male or female mental performances are more affected by physical exertion. A total of 95 second graders participated in six treatments of induced physical exertion during their regularly…

This self-study book contains 25 lessons in practical mathematics. The lessons include: (1) multiplication and division of whole numbers; (2) the four basic operations with fractions and decimals; (3) understanding mathematics symbols; (4) using formulae and solving and checking simple equations; (5) percentage problems and applications; (6)…

A computer-based curricular package was developed to teach elementary school students to solve arithmetic word problems and to teach problem solving skills applicable to situations not involving word problems. An information processing model for solving word problems was used to sequence the problems. Pilot test results with five students…

This study investigated the effects of delay of reinforcement on the classroom academic behaviors (rate of increase and accuracy of mathematical problem completion) by elementary students. A total of 11 fourth graders with a history of low achievement in arithmetic were divided into two groups and given timed arithmetic tests daily. Three…