The organization of this course outline is based in part on current thought regarding the teaching of reading as it relates to whether comprehension is a general skill or a set of specific identifiable skills, to reading as content and process, to vocabulary development, and to divergent thinking. The outline is divided into two major sections:…

This driver education curriculum for secondary students contains three learning activity packages (LAPs). The first LAP provides an overview and orientation to the course. The second LAP covers the basic control procedures for driving a car. The third LAP covers several tasks involved in normal driving, including observing, communicating,…

This guide is designed to assist teachers and educational administrators to infuse energy education into the public school curriculum. The document is divided into blocks of grade levels: K-3, 4-6, 6-8, 9-12. For each grade level, a matrix is presented in which one axis includes such "people" concerns as: (1) consumer concerns; (2)…

The curriculum guide in language arts covers reading instruction activities for educable mentally handicapped secondary school students. Behavioral objectives are set forth, and activities and suggested materials are described for 18 skills: recognizing sight words; arranging words in alphabetical order; using guide words in the dictionary; using…

Presented is a modern view of chemistry suitable for pupils with a wide range of skills and abilities. The outline of topics provides the unifying principles of chemistry together with related facts. The principles included in the outline are basic to man's understanding of his environment. The topical outline is divided into nine major units:…

An outline is given of the contents of learning kits for the Families Learning Together Program. Descriptions are provided of learning activities engaged in jointly by parents and children on the subjects of reading, mathematics, occupational knowledge, consumer economics, community resources, health, and citizenship. Ordering information for…

This senior high school curriculum guide offers a general overview of the American business system and a study of various forms of business ownership, internal organization and management functions of business, and the financing of business. Ten areas are explored in the course: (1) capitalism; (2) money, credit, and banking; (3) government and…

This resource unit, a supplement to the housing and home furnishings curriculum guide (see related note), was designed to help secondary education home economics teachers plan student learning experiences pertaining to the landscaping of a family's home grounds. The unit contains one page for each of nine principle topics, with each topic…

This guide is designed to help vocational agriculture instructors meet the following objectives with their students: (1) to develop a basic understanding of the estate planning concept; (2) to develop an understanding of basic farm family estate planning objectives; (3) to develop an understanding of the tools available to meet farm family estate…

This teacher's guide is designed to accompany the Nursing Assistant Competency-Based Education (CBE) Curriculum which is based on a survey of current practices in West Virginia and a neighboring labor market determining the tasks actually performed by people employed as nursing assistants. The guide is divided into eight major sections. Section 1…

Presented is a resource guide designed for use in program planning at the school district level. The course of study provides an overview of the goals and objectives for 19 curriculum areas from kindergarten through twelfth grade in California. Four of these areas are described both separately and as they are infused into other areas. An overview…

This guide is designed to provide teachers with suggestions and assistance in equiping children as advocates of energy stewardship. It is divided into six discussion sections and one section dedicated to specific energy activities presented as curriculum guides for: (1) intermediate science, (2) high school science, (3) intermediate social…

Presenting a range of occupations with a cross-section of task-analyzed job skills and teaching procedures, this curriculum guide is divided into ten chapters. The first chapter summarizes vocational programming for visually impaired individuals and describes how to use the curriculum. The next three chapters present information on three areas in…

Although the emphasis is on occupational training in this text intended for the beginning instructor who possesses subject-matter expertise which he wishes to convert or translate into a successful training program, the techniques and approach described can be transferred to a variety of settings. Using a systems approach, techniques are presented…

This guide represents the final experimental version of an extended pilot project which was conducted in the United States between 1973 and 1976. The manner of presentation and pedagogical ideas and tools are based on the works of George and Frederique Papy. They are recognized as having introduced colored arrow drawings ("papygrams")…