Written primarily as an aid for teachers who are seeking ways in which to enrich their language arts program, this book describes one teacher's approach to her students and their lessons. Part One discusses prose writing and suggests ways of teaching children to write well. Part Two concerns literature teaching which involves reading aloud to the…

This pamphlet outlines the various activities of project CHILD, an educational improvement program set up by the Charles County public school system in Maryland. It presents a three-fold program stressing Language Arts, Guidance, and Special Education. Community response and involvement with Project CHILD are mentioned, as well as future plans for…

Teachers of gifted elementary grade children may encourage interaction with poetry through exposure to poems grouped by theme (such as animals), and activities involving the writing or multimedia interpretation of poetry. (DB)

Examination of children with developmental dsygraphia (inability to write) suggests the need to instruct young children in the basic principles of the writing process including phonemic analysis, transcription rules, morphemic analysis, script, and style. (DB)

A monthly exchange of tips, projects, ideas and resources. (Editor)

Mildly handicapped children with spelling difficulties can improve their performance through an imitation training procedure. (CL)

Hearing, listening, and auding are the three components of the listening process, and problems with any of these may impair students' listening ability. (DD)

A statement officially adopted in February 1977 by the Board of Directors of the National Council of Teachers of English. (DD)

Explores the potential of teacher research for informing theory. Contends that arguments about the perspectives of researchers and teachers are founded upon positivistic assumptions undergirding particular views of research as well as definitions of researcher and teacher. Encourages collaborative researchers to examine the philosophical bases of…

Hearing impaired students practice recognizing metaphors in an activity that features 38 short stories accompanied by an illustration and a metaphorical interpretation found in one of four sample sentences. (CL)

Illustrates some of the problems and the advantages of three programs designed for language arts instruction: "English Volume I" (MECC), "English SAT 1" (Microlab), and "Vocabulary Prompter" (Jagdstaffel). (AEA)

The article describes ways to tell fairy stories and nursery rhymes to increase deaf students' prereading skills. Teachers are advised to repeat lines and phrases, repeat lines visually, identify linguistic structures, find recurring themes, express a moral view, build cognitive skills, recognize linguistic rituals, and provide opportunities for…

Many questions are on the minds of middle school teachers, principals, and curriculum leaders as they respond to a growing pressure to produce better educated students. Some of the questions are the following: Which language arts curriculum will sustain the interest of middle grades students? How can educators be certain the curriculum meets state…