The four 1984 numbers of the journal contain articles on the following topics: reading and visual imagery; script preparation for accelerative learning and teaching; guided relaxation and baroque music's effects on student test performance; imagery in the creative process; suggestopedia in English as a second language (ESL) instruction;…

The four 1982 numbers of the Journal of the Society for Accelerative Learning and Teaching (SALT) include articles on: a comparison of the Tomatis Method and Suggestopedia; the CLC system of accelerated learning; Suggestopedia in the English-as-a-second-language classroom; experiments with SALT techniques; accelerative learning techniques for…

This curriculum guide for an employment preparation course for adults who speak English as a second language consists of 10 units on information and general living skills related to employment. The guide is split evenly between basic information needed to obtain a job and information needed once a job is obtained. A unit may consist of one or four…

This manual provides curriculum materials for implementing a career exploration class in transportation occupations within a Practical Arts Education program for middle/junior high school students. Introductory materials include the program master sequence, a list of transportation occupations (land, water and aerospace transportation families),…

Designed to assist bilingual teachers in providing a coordinated program of studies for students in the Connecticut Migratory Children's Program and for other students whose native language is Spanish, this social studies curriculum guide for fifth grade is one of a series for pre-school through fifth grade. The overall focus is on Puerto Rican…

A project was conducted to develop and refine an adult basic education (ABE) teaching/learning management system called CUBE (Continuity and Unity in Basic Education). (The CUBE system--a diagnostic/prescriptive system for individualizing competency based learning for students in ABE--provides a flexible and complete system of instruction for ABE…

Brief descriptions of Oregon Title 1-M early childhood and elementary education programs for migrant children from infants to grade 8, along with lists of contact persons for each program, include reading, pre-school skill development, English as a second language, individualized instruction, utilization of community services, and parental…

Two readers, supplementary illustrations, and a ditto pack constitute this supplement to unit nine's language arts for third graders. Visual aids and materials for both seatwork for students and for class activities are presented; the teacher's guide to the unit provides the timetable for presentation. Kits 33 and 34 are based on the reader…

Designed as supplemental material to on-going instruction in the vocational program, this teacher's manual to the Allied Health series is intended to accompany three dictionary booklets (available as CE 024 407-409) for use by handicapped students to help them master the core vocabulary taught in the trade. Information presented in the manual…

Letter and syllable dice devised for a project in rural Ecuador provide inexpensive, easily reproducible learning materials for practice in basic literary skills. Eleven wooden cubes with six letters on each cube are cast onto a surface and the player constructs words from the letters on the top side of the dice. After a word is formed and…

The Spanish SL strand of unit five for second graders provides the English-dominant child with the structures and vocabulary he will need for effective communication in a bilingual environment. This teacher's guide contains assessment activities, activities for oral language development, and activities for listening and related skills of…

Scores of children across the country do not read with comprehension, and literacy has become a national priority. This book defines and reviews 15 practical literacy approaches that teachers can use across all content areas and grade levels to help students develop essential literacy skills. This user-friendly resource provides strategies for…

The language manual for Kyrgyz was designed for the specific language instruction needs of Peace Corps personnel in Kyrgyzstan. It begins with a brief introduction to the Kyrgyz language, stressing the points at which the Kyrgyz system differs from English, and outlining the Kyrgyz sound system. It then presents 15 topical lessons, each containing…

The persistent reading struggles and failure of nearly 40 percent of all American children, little improved over time, has led to aggressive government-funded efforts in school districts to train veteran teachers in the science of reading. The accumulated scientific findings of nearly 60 years of research gained the nation's attention with the…

This book is intended to help primary grade teachers teach children with disabilities or other special needs to learn to read and write together with their peers. Each chapter focuses on a different aspect of literacy. The first chapter discusses emergent literacy and highlights strategies to help children find meaning and relevance in print…