The occurance of aphasia in adults and children is discussed along with therapeutic measures. An orientation of what aphasia is and the problems it presents for adults is followed by a statement of present methods of retraining. Consideration is given to an evaluation of defects, attitudes and techniques in retraining, group therapy, and…

The objectives, content, methods, and scope of Hebrew instruction for each level of a 3-year FLES program designed for intellectually gifted children are delineated in this curriculum guide. In the first part, an audiolingual approach is advocated, and specific techniques are suggested for teaching language skills, grammatical structures, and…

Two films made in the 1960's, "The Troublemakers" and "16 in Webster Groves," present a problem of democracy worthy of young people's consideration--social responsibility--and can be studied in the context of a general unit on responsibility. One way of presenting "16 in Webster Groves" is through devising, distributing, and discussing a poll like…

A complete World Cultures course taught in German at the secondary level is accompanied by a teacher's guide and the final report of the project. Emphasizing the utilization of language skills previously acquired in German 1 and 2, the teacher's guide discusses a multiple approach to the subject matter including: (1) role playing, (2) study guide…

The "Spanish for Communication" (SFC) materials for foreign language instruction developed by Dr. William Bull are described in this article. Two major components are at the heart of SFC: a teacher's Daily Lesson Plan (DLP) and student programed homework. Now in the fourth year of field testing in the Tacoma (Washington) Public Schools,…

Design criteria, standards, and human factors related to designing and planning flexible and efficient work environments for college faculty members are overviewed with six model (example) office plans included. The physical and psychological design needs in such an office facility are given, with task performance data on student faculty…

This document provides an analysis and synthesis of trade and industrial education research studies primarily from August 1966 to April 1, 1969, which involved the collection of data and comparison either between groups or correlation of pieces of data for the same group. Sources ranged from books, journals, and dissertations to papers presented…

The document is a guide to a 9th and 10th grade industrial education course investigating the total system of power--how man controls, converts, transmits, and uses energy; the rationale is that if one is to learn of the total system of industry, the subsystem of power must be investigated. The guide provides a "body of knowledge" chart…

This document presents details for a supplemental oral language development program for children in the elementary grades learning to speak American English as a second language. The booklet discusses the purpose and objectives of the program and describes the materials to be used, the physical set-up, teaching techniques and learning activities…

The California Indian Education Association has held American Indian education workshops in conjunction with its annual conferences since its inception in 1967. The report of this 5th annual meeting reflected many of the frustrations that Indians face in their contact with society, particularly in the educational system. The frustrations of Indian…

This handbook is designed to provide basic information that is necessary to use the Chelmsford School System's Instructional Media Center (IMC). It defines six different media (print, sound, television, photography, movies and design) and suggests a series of separate classroom production activities in each. An emphasis is given to the ways in…

This study describes and analyzes the state of English teaching in Colombian public secondary schools in 1971. Examined are the present status of the Colombian school system, the English curriculum, the attitudes of English students, and the organizations which contribute to the study of English in Colombia. The methods used to teach the language…

This guide outlines a four-year program of Latin instruction which may be used on either the elementary or high school levels. Although the program is designed to develop all four language skills--reading, writing, listening, speaking--emphasis is placed on reading comprehension. The course also provides for an appreciation of Roman culture and…

This supplementary offering for English-as-a-second-language courses was prepared to help isolate and treat most of the "goofs" that students regularly make in speaking and writing English. Each error is presented in its grammatical context, and chapters are arranged on the basis of groups of errors that fall together structurally. Included are…

Educational research on the social studies since the 1960's, indicating that many changes have occurred yet implying that there is still a further need for research and improvement, is summarized in this booklet. Because the vast amount of research on social studies makes it impractical to report a great deal of it, many of the findings reported…