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California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1983
Listed in this catalog of instructional materials in English and the use of dictionaries are those materials adopted by the California State Board of Education for use in public schools from 1983 to 1985. Materials listed include those published by (1) Allyn and Bacon; (2) Bowmar/Noble; (3) Ginn and Company; (4) Glencoe; (5) Harcourt, Brace…
Descriptors: Dictionaries, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction, Instructional Materials
San Juan Unified School District, Carmichael, CA. – 1963
IN ORDER TO ENHANCE THE SPEAKING ABILITY OF THE STUDENT, TO HELP HIM DEVELOP READING AND WRITING SKILLS, AND TO AID HIM IN ACQUIRING BETTER TECHNIQUES IN SPANISH, SUGGESTIONS ARE MADE TO THE TEACHER REGARDING THE USE OF THIS VOLUME. SUCH SUGGESTIONS INCLUDE CHORAL AND DOUBLE REPETITION, A READING OF MATERIAL PREVIOUSLY MEMORIZED, AND A VARIED…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Instructional Materials, Language Arts, Language Enrichment
Santa Clara County Office of Education, San Jose, CA. – 1966
SANTA CLARA COUNTY'S GUIDE FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS OF GRADES SEVEN, EIGHT, AND NINE IS ARRANGED AROUND SIX MAJOR GOALS WHICH ENCOURAGE STUDENTS--(1) TO ORGANIZE THE CONTENT OF ORAL LANGUAGE IN RELATION TO PURPOSE AND LISTENER, (2) TO SPEAK EASILY AND EFFECTIVELY IN A VARIETY OF SITUATIONS, (3) TO PARTICIPATE EFFECTIVELY IN DEMOCRATIC DISCUSSION…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, English Instruction, Junior High School Students, Language Arts
Schulz, Armin; Moore, Kay – Teaching and Learning Literature with Children and Young Adults, 1996
Contains a response to an earlier article in the May/June 1996 issue of this journal which weaves into the Texas story references to apparent failures in California. Presents a corrective version of the challenges faced by public schools in California. (TB)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Language Arts, Public Schools, Reading Instruction
Walsh-Reuss, Diana; Moore, Jane – Leadership, 2007
Over the past three years, the Riverside County Office of Education's County Achievement Team, as a recipient of a California Department of Education (CDE) grant, has worked with eight pilot schools and districts in the state to bring about systems change with equitable attention and results for each subgroup. The project, Riverside County…
Descriptors: Special Education, Counties, Equal Education, Access to Education
Williams, Trish; Perry, Mary; Oregon, Isabel; Brazil, Noli; Hakuta, Kenji; Haertel, Edward; Kirst, Michael; Levin, Jesse – EdSource, 2007
In Spring 2006 California released its first ever school-level Academic Performance Index (API) scores for English Learners (ELs). These EL-API scores were based on California Standards Tests in English language arts and math taken in the spring of 2005. The new EL-API data make it clear that elementary schools vary widely in their ability to get…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), State Standards, Achievement Tests
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Cox, Keni Brayton – 1995
California high school English language arts teachers (n=467) representing 79 high schools and 49 school districts responded to a survey regarding their classroom assessment practices. A random sampling of 115 teachers completed a follow-up survey that focused on beliefs and values relative to assessment. Research questions were: (1) What are the…
Descriptors: High Schools, Language Arts, Questionnaires, Secondary School Teachers
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1991
Intended for teachers, administrators, members of school district governing boards, and concerned others, this model curriculum guide was developed to reflect the strongest possible professional consensus about the English-language arts content that every student in the State of California should be exposed to before graduating from high school.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Improvement
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Barnes, Judith A.; Hayes, Andrew F. – Communication Reports, 1995
Expresses concern with the trend in K-12 education to subsume oral communication programs under the rubric of language arts in English departments. Uses California as a case study to examine whether English teachers are integrating speech communication into the English classroom. Finds that little direct instruction in communication principles and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Practices, Educational Trends, English Departments
MCCREARY, EUGENE – 1965
TEACHING PRACTICES USED SUCCESSFULLY AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL WITH CULTURALLY DEPRIVED CHILDREN ARE PRESENTED. STUDENTS SHOULD BE PROVIDED WITH OPPORTUNITIES THAT ALLOW FOR PARTICIPATION, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SUCCESS. THIS CAN BE DONE BY DIVERSIFYING LEARNING EXPERIENCES SO THAT STUDENTS OF ALL INTERESTS CAN DO THINGS THEY LIKE AND CAN DO WELL, BY…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Language Arts, Learning Experience, Reading Skills
SHORE, ROBERT E. – 1962
THE SAN RAFAEL MORE ABLE LEARNER CURRICULUM WAS GEARED TO A SELECT GROUP OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. IT ATTEMPTED "TO DEEPEN APPRECIATIONS, ATTITUDES, AND UNDERSTANDINGS THROUGH INCREASED KNOWLEDGE OF THE ARTS AND SCIENCES, AND TO DEVELOP PROFICIENCIES AND SKILLS IN SELECTED AREAS IN THE ARTS AND SCIENCES." THE CURRICULUM OFFERED A…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary School Students, Enrichment Activities, Fine Arts
FRANKLIN, IRMA; AND OTHERS – 1964
A BROAD FRAMEWORK OF MATERIALS AND IDEAS IS PROVIDED WHICH IS INTENDED TO HELP TEACHERS AND STUDENTS REACH THE MAXIMUM GOAL OF ACHIEVEMENT. BUSINESS ENGLISH ATTEMPTS TO APPLY ENGLISH TO THE VARIOUS FORMS OF COMMUNICATION USED IN THE BUSINESS WORLD. THE LISTENING, SPEAKING, AND WRITING TO BE USED IN THE BUSINESS WORLD ARE EMPHASIZED. SUGGESTIONS…
Descriptors: Business English, Curriculum Guides, Enrichment, Instructional Materials
Thomas, Glen; Roberts, Caroline – American School Board Journal, 1994
A comprehensive character education program produces students who understand moral character and incorporate this knowledge in their actions. California advocates coursework in history, the social sciences, and language arts that connects students to political, social, and ethical issues central to our society. Cites examples of projects in four…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Arts, Moral Development
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Matsumura, Lindsay Clare; Garnier, Helen; Pascal, Jenny; Valdes, Rosa – Educational Assessment, 2002
This article reports the technical quality of a measure describing the quality of classroom assignments piloted in the Los Angeles Unified School District's proposed new accountability system. For this study, 181 teachers were sampled from 35 schools selected at random. Participating teachers submitted three language arts assignments with samples…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Accountability, Academic Achievement, Assignments
Mintrop, Heinrich; Trujillo, Tina – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2007
In search for the practical relevance of accountability systems for school improvement, we ask whether practitioners traveling between the worlds of system-designated high and low-performing schools would detect tangible differences by observing concrete behaviors, looking at student work, or inquiring about teacher, administrator, or student…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Urban Schools, Classroom Observation Techniques, Teacher Surveys
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