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Download full textAchieve, Inc., 2013
As shown by MetLife's 2010 "Survey of the American Teacher," America's educators strongly believe that all students should graduate from high school ready for college and a career (85 percent). Additionally, according to MetLife's 2009 survey, 86 percent of teachers believe that setting high expectations for students will improve student…
Descriptors: State Standards, Academic Standards, Alignment (Education), Principals
Peer reviewedHeymsfield, Carla R. – Educational Leadership, 1989
Because both whole language and traditional skill-based instruction have strengths, educators should use a combined approach that includes direct instruction in phonics and reading comprehension skills along with whole language instruction. (Author/TE)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Holistic Approach, Language Arts, Language Experience Approach
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Curriculum Standards Branch. – 2000
The program of studies for English Language Arts Kindergarten to Grade 9 is approved for implementation in Alberta, Canada, in September 2000. The prescribed general outcomes and specific outcomes from the program of studies are included in this illustrative examples document. The illustrative examples are not prescribed, but they support the…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Curriculum Guides, Elementary Education, English Instruction
Ontario-Montclair School District, Ontario, CA. – 1980
Over 150 resources used in a California junior high school individualized reading program are provided as an aid to teachers interested in developing a similar program. Emphasis is on remedial, corrective, English as a second language (ESL), and motivational materials. For each resource cited, information is provided on reading level, purpose,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Corrective Reading, English (Second Language), Individualized Reading
Hardin, C. Eugene; Kirszenbaum, Linda – 1982
Designed to lend support to South Carolina's mandated language arts goals and objectives and to provide a tool flexible enough to meet the needs of a changing society, this curriculum guide describes an integrated sequence of instruction in reading, writing, listening, speaking, and observing from kindergarten through grade 12. After a brief…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Curriculum Guides, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1988
Prepared to assist administrators and other developers of curriculum at district and building levels, this syllabus outlines general criteria for an effective integrated curriculum in English language arts, suggests the instructional objectives that need to be addressed, and provides direction for the evaluation of student progress and program…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, English Curriculum, English Instruction, Language Arts
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1986
Part of the Alberta (Canada) Education's "Program of Studies for Elementary Schools, 1978" (amended 1981), this publication presents the curriculum specifications for the grade six language arts achievement test. These curriculum specifications integrate a taxonomy of levels of thinking skills with a set of five communications…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Communication Skills, Comprehension, Critical Thinking
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1987
Part 2 of the Alberta (Canada) Education's "Program of Studies for Elementary Schools 1978" (amended 1981), this bulletin describes the planned design, parts, and scoring of the grade six English language arts achievement test to be written in June 1988, and based on curriculum specifications for an integration of thinking and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Critical Thinking, Educational Testing, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedCrenshaw, Shirley; And Others – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1989
Explores how to integrate history content and skill development in elementary social studies. Suggests ways to combine history, language arts, reading, and critical thinking, including teaching history through children's literature, story telling, story writing, and mock trials. Identifies community resources for history projects. Introduces an…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Citizenship Education, Communication Skills, Community Resources
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1987
Intended for teachers, administrators, consultants, parents and students who wish to review and improve elementary and secondary educational programs, this handbook provides essays discussing educational research, teaching philosophies and methods, instructional materials, and curriculum planning strategies in relation to the teaching of…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Class Activities, Curriculum Development, Educational Media
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1987
Designed to help implement the goals of the California state educational reform movement, this document presents a philosophical and practical framework for a literature based English language arts curriculum that will encourage students to read widely and in depth, write often in many formats, study important writings from many disciplines, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Class Activities, Communication Skills, Critical Thinking
