This first volume of "Portals: A Journal of the Idaho Council International Reading Association" presents those interested in literacy development with a new forum for discussion of ideas, trends, and issues related to literacy teaching and learning. Articles in the first issue are: "Caleb's Journal" (Ann Desaulniers);…

Because third-grade students had difficulty following directions and completing sequencing activities, the Pascoag Grammar School (Rhode Island) developed an instructional program of cooking and cooking-related activities for implementation during the school year. This publication, which documents the instructional strategy, consists mainly of 15…

Intended for teachers, this book is a collection of lesson plans created by 28 teachers in North Carolina to provide opportunities that support integrated learning. Using recommended young adult literature, the book presents activities which promote the integration of listening, speaking, reading, writing, and viewing. The book provides two or…

In a tight labor market, the whole educational system must help prepare students for work, and part of that preparation must be economics education. The goal of economics education is to help develop in young people an ability to understand and make reasoned judgments about major economic questions facing society and themselves as members of that…

This paper describes the model of elementary grade foreign language instruction implemented at the Baker Demonstration School in Evanston, Illinois, and offers concrete suggestions for implementing such a program. Introductory comments point out the need to observe developmental principles and practices in planning and implementing foreign…

Through a review of literature, this paper notes that journalism has been fulfilling several elements considered crucial in the language arts program for many years, more richly and more understandably for students than many traditional English composition courses and other writing classes. In view of this, and in light of the many educational…

A discussion of the seminar on "Information Problems in Environmental Studies" produced by the Syracuse University School of Library Science. (JG)

St. Viator High School, through a Business Management Seminar, converted job experiences into learning experiences by acknowledging the real value of the job as a laboratory for the study of principles of management and their application to the job. (Author/BP)

Describes self-paced freshmen courses in electronics using study guides with questions answerable entirely from laboratory measurements. Discusses the problem of supplying students with needed results of evaluation quickly. No statistics are included. (GH)

THIS REPORT INDICATES THAT EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT IN SUSSEX COUNTY HAS CARRIED OUT PREVIOUSLY FORMULATED PLANS TO PREPARE FOR THE CHANGE FROM UNIRACIAL TO BIRACIAL SCHOOLS. TEN ALL-NEGRO SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN PHASED OUT, AND STUDENTS AND MOST OF THE STAFF HAVE BEEN ABSORBED INTO FORMERLY ALL-WHITE SCHOOLS. SOME INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS AND…

This collection of teaching activities provides guidance in using the resources of the school yard to integrate environmental education with other subject areas. Provided with each activity are: (1) recommended grade level; (2) subject areas integrated into the activity; (3) objectives; (4) rationale; (5) equipment needs; (6) specific activities;…

The US higher education system adopted the European pattern of separating the university from the city. This pattern has changed somewhat in the last few decades, when new universities or branches of older ones have appeared in the metropolis. But frequently these institutions are unconcerned with finding ways to contribute toward improving urban…

This publication is designed for use in Seattle, Washington at the intermediate, junior high, and senior high school levels. Its main goal is to extend the classroom into the museums, art galleries, parks, rivers, mountains and similar resources in such a way that a wide variety of subjects can interact to provide enriching experiences. The…