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PREPARATION OF TEXTBOOKS IN THE MOTHER TONGUE, A GUIDE FOR THOSE WHO WRITE AND THOSE WHO EVALUATE TEXTBOOKS IN ANY LANGUAGE.

MCCULLOUGH, CONSTANCE M. – 1965

A READING PROJECT WAS INITIATED BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION IN INDIA TO (1) PRODUCE TEXTBOOKS AND WORKBOOKS, FIELD TEST THE BOOKS, AND TRAIN TEACHERS TO USE THEM, (2) PRODUCE TEACHERS MANUALS, (3) CONSTRUCT FIRST-GRADE TESTS, (4) CONSTRUCT ACHIEVEMENT TESTS, AND (5) PRODUCE THESE BOOKS IN HINDI. THE ENSUING GUIDE FOR THOSE WHO WRITE AND…

Descriptors: Elementary Education, Guidelines, Hindi, Reading Materials

Preparation of Textbooks in the Mother Tongue, A Guide for Those Who Write and Those Who Evaluate Textbooks in Any Language.

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McCullough, Constance M. – 1965

A reading project was initiated by the National Institute of Education in India to (1) produce textbooks and workbooks, field test the books, and train teachers to use them, (2) produce teachers manuals, (3) construct first-grade tests, (4) construct achievement tests, and (5) produce these books in Hindi. The ensuing guide for those who write and…

Descriptors: Elementary Education, Guidelines, Hindi, Reading Materials

Writing for Change: Developing Class One Textbooks and Readers in Andhra Pradesh, Southern India.

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Rao, K. N.; Ratnamala, V.; Smith, Brigid – International Journal of Early Years Education, 1998

Describes the development and evaluation of new classroom materials, including a Class 1 textbook, teacher textbook, and eight supplementary readers, designed to teach children in India to read and write in Telugu. Notes that in schools using the new materials, children showed significant learning gains, and teachers and parents were highly…

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Material Evaluation, Material Development, Primary Education