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Bracken, Dorothy Kendall, Ed.; Malmquist, Eve, Ed. – 1971
A collection of 28 papers deals with reading in various parts of the world. The following countries are represented: Australia, Canada, England, France, Germany, India, Iran, New Zealand, South Africa, Sweden, and the United States. The papers are organized under four main headings: (1) Developmental Reading: This section discusses reading…
Descriptors: Automation, Child Language, Developmental Reading, Foreign Countries
Download full textUnited States Information Agency, Washington, DC. – 1971
This booklet describes the written portion of the Foreign Service Officer examination process. Sample questions and answers from the various components of the General Ability, English Expression, and General Background tests are provided, as well as the rationale for each type of question. (DLG)
Descriptors: Competitive Selection, Employment Qualifications, Federal Government, Government Employees
Bremmer, Barbara L. – 1972
A tutorial program which used students as tutors was conducted in the Seattle Public Schools during the 1971-72 school year as part of an ESEA Title I project. Called "Students Helping Students," the program used 40 seventh and eighth graders as tutors in reading, mathematics, and language for about 80 first through fourth graders.…
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Elementary School Students, Grade 7, Grade 8
Figurel, J. Allen, Ed. – 1970
The International Reading Association conference papers selected for this publication focus on the problems of teaching reading to the disadvantaged. The learner's background in language and experience, the teacher's goals and measures of potential and achievement, and the school's adjustment of program and instruction are all factors that affect…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Reading Programs, Bilingual Students, Conference Reports
Educational Service Region of Cook County, Chicago, IL. – 1973
This periodical is designed to disseminate information pertaining to exemplary innovative programs in Cook County, Illinois. Programs discussed in this issue are: (1) a child care program for female high school students; (2) interpretation of history-literature, a class for gifted sophomores; (3) pre-kindergarten service to children with…
Descriptors: Classes (Groups of Students), County Programs, Diagnostic Teaching, Educational Innovation
Schmidt, Fran; Adams, Grace – 1971
A study unit for social studies or language arts credit in secondary grades is developed for a problem centered in-depth analysis of contemporary America. An interdisciplinary approach focusing on an analysis of art, literature, music, and philosophy is suggested to help the student assess personal values and beliefs concerning contemporary…
Descriptors: Activity Units, American Culture, American Studies, Curriculum Guides
Bracken, Dorothy Kendall, Ed.; Malmquist, Eve, Ed. – 1971
A collection of 28 papers deals with reading in various parts of the world. The following countries are represented: Australia, Canada, England, France, Germany, India, Iran, New Zealand, South Africa, Sweden, and the United States. The papers are organized under four main headings: (1) Developmental Reading: This section discusses reading…
Descriptors: Automation, Child Language, Developmental Reading, Foreign Countries
Hord, Helen McConnell – 1972
The teaching of black literature as a means of helping black students achieve academic success in a predominantly black junior high school is the focus of this study. Chapter one presents the argument for the study--language arts teachers should recognize the importance black literature can have not only in fostering reading and writing skills but…
Descriptors: American History, Black Community, Black Literature, Black Studies
Salinas, Mary Ellen Swanson – 1972
This study attempted to evaluate the effects on pupil performance of three and four years of intensive oral language instruction in English or Spanish. The subjects were disadvantaged third and fourth grade Mexican-American children who had been members of experimental classes since first grade in the San Antonio Language Research Project. The…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education, Grade 3, Grade 4
Banet, Bernard; And Others – 1972
This working paper is intended for inclusion in a curriculum manual for future publication, possibly in 1972. A guide for preschool teachers, it offers goals and methods designed to increase thinking power in children and given them the opportunity to express themselves in their own way. The basic elements of the Cognitive Preschool Curriculum are…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Discovery Learning, Early Childhood Education, Experimental Schools
Marckwardt, Albert H., Ed. – 1967
The 1966 National Council of Teachers of English Humanities Conference considered the place of the humanities in elementary and secondary education and the possible focus, content, and methods for presenting humanities programs. In this collection of papers given at the conference, leaders in various disciplines suggest the scope and magnitude of…
Descriptors: Classical Literature, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Education, English Instruction
Ehrlich, Alan, Comp. – 1973
This bibliography contains an annotated listing of 21 verbal and nonverbal tests for children in bilingual programs. Included are tests of intelligence, general ability, and language proficiency. The languages covered are Spanish, English, French, and German. There is a brief description of each test, including information concerning its grade…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bilingual Education, English, French
Powers, Joseph F. – 1965
A guide for educators planning to work with American Indian children, the book presents factual material to enable the reader to better understand Indian life styles. The book is divided into 2 sections. The first section discusses culture, language, and the socioeconomic patterns of Indians compared to non-Indians. The second section covers…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, American Indians, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness
Learning Inst. of North Carolina, Durham. – 1970
The results of an evaluative study made of the 1969-70 North Carolina statewide kindergarten program for five-year-olds are presented. The subjects of the study were 317 children in eight early childhood demonstration centers (Experimental Group) and 52 children who did not attend kindergarten (Control Group). A pre-post test evaluation design was…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Demonstration Centers, Early Childhood Education, Experimental Groups
Keislar, Evan R.; Blumenfeld, Phyllis – 1972
An instructional game is presented. The instructional goal of the game was to help the learner, one of the players, understand and use seven different prepositions with which, on the basis of a pretest, he was unfamiliar. The game was arranged so that instruction would occur simply as a result of communication to the learner from his partner who,…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Educational Games, Experimental Groups, Language Instruction
