THE OBJECTIVE FOR THIS STUDY WAS TO FOSTER PREKINDERGARTEN CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENT THROUGH A PERSONALIZED PROGRAM BASED ON ASSESSMENTS OF EACH CHILD'S DEVELOPMENTAL SKILLS, USING NEW TESTS AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ADAPTED TO INDIVIDUAL NEEDS. OF FOUR EXPERIMENTAL CLASSES, THREE FOCUSED ON AN AREA OF WEAKNESS (MOTOR, AUDITORY-LANGUAGE, OR…

GRADE FOUR OF THE NEBRASKA ENGLISH CURRICULUM EXTENDS AND REINFORCES CONCEPTS INTRODUCED IN PREVIOUS GRADES. AMERICAN FOLK LITERATURE, WITH ITS HEROES EXEMPLIFYING HEROIC QUALITIES OF THE CULTURE, IS STUDIED FOR ITS APPEAL TO STUDENTS AND ITS USE OF DESCRIPTIVE AND FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE. EFFECTIVE USE OF PHONOLOGICAL PATTERNS IS ILLUSTRATED IN…

THE 11TH-GRADE COURSE OF STUDY IN AMERICAN LITERATURE PRESENTED IN THE STUDENT PACKET FOR THE NEBRASKA ENGLISH CURRICULUM BEGINS WITH A UNIT ENTITLED "INDIVIDUALISM AND IDEALISM" IN WHICH STUDENTS ANALYZE SPIRITUAL AUTOBIOGRAPHIES BY EMERSON, THOREAU, WHITMAN, AND DICKINSON. NEXT, THE THEME OF SIN AND LONELINESS AS IT LIMITS…

A PRESCHOOL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED IN WHICH THE ONLY TEACHER FOR THE CHILD IS HIS MOTHER. IT WAS HYPOTHESIZED THAT MOTHERS OF LOW SOCIOECONOMIC AND EDUCATIONAL LEVEL CAN CONTRIBUTE MATERIALLY, WITH MINIMAL BUT PROPER TRAINING, TO THE INTELLECTUAL AND LINGUISTIC DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR CHILDREN. THE TRAINING PROGRAM FOR THE MOTHERS…

SPELLING ABILITY IS IMPORTANT EVEN THOUGH SPELLING MAY BE A MINOR SUBJECT IN THE CURRICULUM. THE CHIEF PROBLEMS INVOLVED IN DESIGNING THE SPELLING CURRICULUM ARE DETERMINATION OF OBJECTIVES, SELECTION OF CONTENT, AND ORGANIZATION AND ARRANGEMENT OF CONTENT BY GRADES. SPELLING INSTRUCTION SHOULD CONSUME NOT MORE THAN 75 MINUTES PER WEEK AND SHOULD…

DEVELOPED FOR THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER, THIS MANUAL DESCRIBES THE RATIONALE AND SOME OF THE METHODS OF AN INDUSTRIAL ARTS PROGRAM WHICH FUNCTIONS AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE REGULAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM. GUIDELINES FOR CLASSROOM USE OF SUCH STANDARD TOOLS AS THE HAMMER AND THE HANDDRILL ARE PRESENTED, AND SUGGESTIONS ARE OFFERED FOR…

A STUDY WAS UNDERTAKEN TO DETERMINE THE EDUCATIONAL EFFECTS OF A LANGUAGE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM USING SPANISH AS A MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION WITH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OF SPANISH-SPEAKING BACKGROUND. THE PROGRAM'S EXPERIMENTAL VARIABLE CONSISTED OF BILINGUAL SCIENCE INSTRUCTION AND AN ACCELERATED COURSE IN THE SPANISH LANGUAGE. THE 994…

THIS PROGRAM INCORPORATES THE TRAINING NEEDS OF THE SEVERELY RETARDED CHILD IN A LOGICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL SEQUENCE TO PROVIDE THE CHILD WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO GROW PHYSICALLY, EMOTIONALLY, INTELLECTUALLY, AND SPIRITUALLY IN ORDER THAT ADEQUATE SELF-CARE, SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT, GOOD PLANNING OF LEISURE TIME, AND SATISFYING USEFULNESS MAY BE REALIZED FOR…

THIS COMPILATION OF REPORTS, DISCUSSIONS, AND REVIEWS OF SPECIFIC METHODS OF TEACHING READING IN THE ELEMENTARY GRADES INCLUDES A DESCRIPTION OF THE READING PROGRAM IN MINNEAPOLIS. THE METHODS INCLUDED IN THE REPORT ARE THE PHONIC-FIRST METHOD, THE USE OF BASAL READERS, THE LINGUISTIC APPROACH, THE INITIAL TEACHING ALPHABET, THE…

TO ASSESS DIFFERENCES IN READING ACHIEVEMENT, READING ATTITUDE, AND READING PROGRESS OF FIRST-GRADE CHILDREN OF HIGH AND LOW MENTAL ABILITIES DIFFERENT CLASSROOM ORGANIZATIONAL PATTERNS WERE USED. EACH ORGANIZATIONAL PATTERN PROVIDED A DIFFERENT LEARNING SITUATION OR "TREATMENT." THE STUDY SAMPLE CONSISTED OF 32 TEACHERS AND 810 CHILDREN…

Intended for upper elementary students, these energy-related lessons have been adapted from existing materials and published in a standardized format. The 54 activities are grouped by subject area, which allows a class to investigate energy in connection with almost any discipline. Lesson plans include objectives, background information for the…

This curriculum guide was devised as part of the Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) school district's "Blueprint for Academic Achievement," which called for the identification of essential learning for each grade. This guide covers the key competencies in reading and language arts--reading, writing, listening, and speaking--taught in grades kindergarten…

This curriculum guide was devised as part of the Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) school district's "Blueprint for Academic Achievement," which called for the identification of essential learning for each grade. This guide covers the key competencies in reading and language arts--reading, writing, listening, and speaking--for grades seven through…

A study was conducted to examine the learning of mathematical concepts by English dominant and Spanish dominant primary school children. The concepts considered were number, numeration, and computational procedures. Using the case study method, a three step procedure was designed to study individual math objectives: (1) objectives were first…

Designed for directors and staff members in bilingual vocational instructor training programs to be funded by the United States Department of Education, this monograph is a guide to competencies needed by bilingual vocational instructors. Chapter l discusses the project which developed the monograph. Chapter 2, Using the Monograph in Bilingual…