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Peer reviewedHowie, Mark – English in Australia, 2002
Discusses accounts of classroom practices which draw on socially critical literacy approaches. Outlines how the author was able to work in partnership with an academic mentor in the implementation of a unit of work on Advertising. Notes that what made this unit distinctively English was that a "culture of critique" was established which…
Descriptors: Advertising, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development, English Instruction
Peer reviewedCanning, Celia; Wilson, Louise; Lacy, Craig – Australian Science Teachers Journal, 1997
Outlines an approach to teaching science to a group of 15 eighth-grade special needs students who are either intellectually impaired or have specific learning disabilities. Approaches to issues such as appropriate content and behavior management are described. (DDR)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Grade 8, Junior High Schools
Peer reviewedMiller, Diane – Arithmetic Teacher, 1993
Focuses on the language used in mathematics instruction and the ways in which teachers assist students in constructing the formal language of mathematics. Strategies to help students connect vocabulary with mathematical concepts include using teacher modeling, writing, cooperative learning, and having students define words in their own language.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Cooperative Learning, Definitions
