This textbook, the second in a series of six, is designed to give the beginning student practice in reading Spanish. It contains some 30 sections with passages of increasing degrees of difficulty. Colored illustrations are included. Subjects include animals, children's games, a pirate's flag, and astronauts. (SK)

This textbook, the third in a series of six, is designed to give the intermediate elementary school student continued practice in reading Spanish. It contains some 30 sections with passages of increasing degrees of difficulty. Colored illustrations are included. The book introduces simple literary excerpts, short poems, and narratives from…

This textbook, the fourth in a series of six, is designed to give the intermediate elementary school student continued practice in reading Spanish. It contains some 30 sections with passages of increasing degrees of difficulty. Colored illustrations are included. In this volume, Quetzalcoatl, god of the winds, conducts a group of children to…

This textbook, the sixth in a series of six, is designed to give the advanced elementary school student continued practice in reading Spanish. It contains some 30 sections with passages of increasing degrees of difficulty. Illustrations are included. The text includes selections from authors such as Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Melville, Santos…

This booklet describes a course on speedbuilding in Spanish shorthand. Topics include a course description, course enrollment guidelines, course content, suggested procedures, strategies, and learning activities; evaluative instruments; and resources for students and teachers. An appendix contains additional information such as a Spanish business…

This annotated bibliography of Spanish materials for students in grades seven through twelve is divided into the following categories: (1) Art, Drama, Music, and Poetry; (2) Books in Series; (3) Culture; (4) Dictionaries and Encyclopedias; (5) Literature; (6) Mathematics; (7) Physical Education, Health, and Recreation; (8) Reading and Language…

This curriculum, designed for severely retarded children in a primary day care setting, is divided into three sections: (1) Awareness of Body Parts, (2) Gross Motor Skills, and (3) Language Arts. Detailed activities are suggested to develop and reinforce various gross motor coordinations and learning skills. (CS)

Five booklets are included in this kit of materials for secondary English teachers concerning the use of newspapers in the classroom. "Your Newspaper: An Exciting World at your Fingertips" describes the contents and uses of newspapers in school work. "Basic Understanding of the Literary Epic Using the Newspaper as a Supplementary Aid" emphasizes…

"How to Begin" instructions are given in this teachers guide followed by illustrated sections on using the newspaper in the Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, Science, and Art programs. The activities in Language Arts include: word study and spelling, speaking and listening, composition and handwriting, comprehension, critical…

The material presented in these guidelines is a summary of information for the planning, preparation, and successful utilization of visual presentations in conferences. Accordingly, the material is divided into three major sections which detail the specific tasks of the presenter, the producer, and the sponsor. In the section for the presenter,…

After experimenting extensively with a large assortment of classroom aids, e.g., blocks and rhythm instruments to stimulate the oral expression of preschool children, it was found that far less language expression resulted than had been anticipated. When those experiments which had been mildly successful were evaluated, it was decided that young…

GRADES OR AGES: Grade 3. SUBJECT MATTER: Arithmetic, social studies, language arts, spelling, writing, literature, reading, science and health, art, and physical education. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide gives suggested weekly and daily time allotments. One chapter is devoted to each subject, with additional chapters on language…

As part of a curriculum class in English for doctoral students at Ball State University, these scenarios present an attempt to create an English curriculum that will meet the educational needs of the next generation. The scenarios are based on visits made by the students to Northside High School in Muncie, Indiana. The students analyzed the…

Open education practices are illustrated in this paper in which children's natural interest in the outdoor world is used to outline learning activities which might result from a short nature walk. The teachers' objective is to help the child learn strategies and skills which will enable him to acquire, sort, store and use information, in contrast…

This book is the second edition of a study discussing research in creative teaching in language arts at the elementary school level. It is intended both for students in teacher education and for inservice teachers. A fundamental premise of the book is that to develop creativity in children the teacher should operate from a basic set of principles…