A WRITING SYSTEMS GUIDE WAS PREPARED FOR TEACHING IN THE EIGHTH-GRADE LANGUAGE CURRICULUM. THE GUIDE FOR TEACHERS CONTAINS BACKGROUND INFORMATION STRESSING THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN WRITING AND SPEECH, ORIGINS OF WRITING, AND THE GREEK ALPHABET AS THE SOURCE OF ALL WESTERN ALPHABETS. SUGGESTED METHODS FOR TEACHING THE WRITING SYSTEMS UNIT WERE…

A STUDY GUIDE WAS PREPARED FOR STUDENT USE IN A SEVENTH-GRADE LANGUAGE CURRICULUM. BACKGROUND INFORMATION ABOUT REGIONAL DIALECTS, SOCIAL DIALECTS, AND FUNCTIONAL VARIETIES OF ENGLISH WERE INCLUDED WITH RELATED EXERCISES. THE GUIDE ALSO DESCRIBED A UNIT ON USING THE DICTIONARY. REVIEW MATERIALS WERE INCLUDED FOR EACH OF TWO UNITS COVERED BY THE…

A GUIDE FOR TEACHER USE WAS PREPARED FOR A SEVENTH-GRADE LANGUAGE CURRICULUM. CONTAINED IN THE GUIDE WERE BACKGROUND INFORMATION, SUGGESTIONS FOR INTRODUCING UNITS ON (1) VARIETIES OF ENGLISH, AND (2) USING THE DICTIONARY, AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY, TEACHING METHOD DESCRIPTIONS, EXERCISES, AND ANSWERS. RELATED ASSIGNMENTS IN SPEECH AND COMPOSITION…

A GUIDE WAS PREPARED FOR STUDENTS IN THE EIGHTH-GRADE LANGUAGE CURRICULUM. THE GUIDE CONTAINED INSTRUCTIONS AND EXERCISES APPROPRIATE FOR UNITS ON SOUNDS OF ENGLISH AND WRITING SYSTEMS. BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON ENGLISH SOUNDS (CONSONANT AND VOWEL PHONEMES) WAS PRESENTED. THE UNIT ON WRITING SYSTEMS WAS CONCERNED WITH (1) RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN…