NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
The Cross-Linguistic Reading Strategies Used by Elementary Students in French Immersion as They Engage with Dual-Language Children's Books
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Thibeault, Joël; Matheson, Ian A. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2020
This study explores the cross-linguistic reading strategies that 16 Grade 3-4 French immersion pupils schooled in Saskatchewan used while reading two types of dual-language children's books: translated and integrated. In the first type, the same text appears in both French and English, whereas in the second one, English and French are integrated…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Transfer of Training, Reading Strategies, Grade 3
Using Art Elicitation to Deliver and Evaluate a Grade 4 Climate Change Instructional Module
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Baker, Jillian; Loxton, Jason; Sherren, Kate – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2013
We report the results of a climate change module delivered to 48 Grade 3/4 students in Nova Scotia, Canada. We tested for prior knowledge and evaluated interventional effectiveness using art elicitation. Common climate change misconceptions were demonstrated in their preintervention artwork, while postintervention artwork showed improved…
Descriptors: Learning Modules, Instructional Material Evaluation, Climate, Grade 3
L'effet de la mise en page d'un livre sur le pairage du texte et de l'illustration par le jeune lecteur (The Effect of Book Layout on the Linking of Text and Illustrations by the Young Reader).
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Reinwein, Joachim – 1992
A study investigated the degree to which the page layout of a book affects the young reader's association of text with appropriate illustrations. Four hundred native French-speaking third-graders in eight Montreal (Canada) schools participated. In a third-grade text about animals, the names of the animals illustrated in pictures and other words…
Descriptors: Children, Editing, Foreign Countries, French
Immersion francaise precoce: Francais 3 (Early French Immersion: French 3).
Burt, Andy; And Others – 1981
This manual for third grade French instruction accompanies the early French immersion program. It is based on general and specific learning objectives for the four language skills the child needs to develop. The introduction to the manual provides an overview of the program for the primary grades and learning objectives for the four language…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Educational Objectives, French, Grade 3
Social Studies Grades 1-3: Teacher Resource Manual.
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Curriculum Support Branch. – 1989
This teacher resource manual focuses on the Alberta, Canada social studies curriculum for grades one through three. The manual has five main sections. (1) "Introduction to the Program" discusses the program goals and objectives. The importance of problem solving and decision making skills are stressed, and strategies are discussed for…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Design, Decision Making
School Health Program. Grade 3.
Northwest Territories Dept. of Education, Yellowknife. – 1991
In order for individuals to make informed decisions about their health, they must have support, information, and skills to help them understand what promotes their health and what they themselves can do to enhance health. The major goals of the Northwest Territories (Canada) school health program are: to provide factual information on the human…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Educational Objectives, Elementary School Curriculum, English (Second Language)