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Zemmels, Elizabeth – 1982
An ongoing, interdisciplinary reading program for students in grades 7-10 in Perris Union High School District (California) is described. Initiated in 1979 as a result of low reading scores, the program divides all incoming seventh grade students into homogeneous groups. In the first 6 weeks of school these new groups meet once a day for 50…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Interdisciplinary Approach, Junior High Schools, Language Processing
Developmental Studies Center, San Ramon, CA. – 1991
In the context of a regular academic program, the Child Development Project (CDP) helps teachers and parents promote characteristics such as helpfulness and responsibility in children in kindergarten through sixth grade. The CDP program contains five major elements: (1) cooperative activities; (2) helping activities; (3) the highlighting of…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Cooperative Learning, Democratic Values, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedBrooks, Diane L. – Social Studies Review, 1996
Maintains that the rich and interesting subject matter of social studies makes it a natural complement to literacy programs. Briefly describes instructional strategies for literacy and discusses how these can be used in conjunction with the "History-Social Science Framework for California Public Schools." (MJP)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines
Download full textCalifornia State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1987
The language arts component of the California State "Model Curriculum Guides" series, this document sets guidelines for the elementary and middle school English language arts curriculum. The guide suggests a learning sequence--core, integrated, and across the curriculum--and delineates concepts, skills, and activities appropriate for…
Descriptors: Assignments, Class Activities, Communication Skills, Critical Thinking
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
