THIS DOCUMENT WAS A PRIMARY SOURCE OF INFORMATION TO EDUCATORS CONTEMPLATING THE USE OF PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION DURING THE ACADEMIC YEAR 1962-63. EACH ENTRY CONTAINED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION--(1) SUBJECT MATTER, (2) TITLE, AUTHOR, AND PUBLISHER, AND (3) TEXT DESCRIPTION. (LP)

AN ILLUSTRATED SET OF AFRICAN ANIMAL TALES HAS BEEN SELECTED AND LINGUISTICALLY STRUCTURED FOR PRACTICE IN WRITING ENGLISH COMPOSITION. FIRST USED BY FOREIGN STUDENTS AT TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, AND BY SIXTH-GRADE STUDENTS (NATIVE SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH) IN MASSACHUSETTS, THESE MATERIALS ARE NOW BEING USED BY VARIOUS GROUPS IN THE…

The Grade 7 Science course of study was prepared in two parallel forms. A short form designed for students who had achieved a high measure of success in previous science courses; the long form for those who have not been able to maintain the pace. Both forms contain similar content. The Grade 7 guide is the first in a three-year sequence for…

ENGLISH CURRICULUM MATERIALS (GATEWAY ENGLISH) DEVELOPED FOR USE WITH SEVENTH-GRADE DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS WERE INFORMALLY EVALUATED. THE EXPERIMENTAL MATERIALS INCLUDED (1) TEACHING MANUALS, (2) DAILY LESSON PLANS, AND (3) PROJECT ENGLISH MATERIALS SELECTED TO PROMOTE DEVELOPMENT OF SPEAKING, LISTENING, AND VIEWING HABITS. MATERIALS WERE DESIGNED…

This guide for teachers, students, and adults illustrates how it is possible to use Ward's Island as an outdoor laboratory. It contains a guide to 30 kinds of trees on the island, along with clearly drawn maps and illustrations. The guide helps the user to locate these trees along two nature trails. A section called "Ward's Island…

Analyzed were handbooks designed to guide the implementation of a course of study in elementary school science in three districts in New York City. A science survey checklist was designed after interviewing science educators and elementary school teachers. A random sampling (N = 182) of teachers, science specialists, and supervisors in 25 schools…

This guide provides material for introducing ethnic studies in the early elementary school curriculum. The publication can be appropriately used at more than a single grade level. The first section, a manual for pupils, examines the everyday lives of two cousins in two Sicilian communities. The experiences of a third cousin, living in an ethnic…

IN 1943 NEW YORK CITY UNDERTOOK RESEARCH ON RETARDED READERS IN THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS. GOALS INCLUDED TRYING TO DETERMINE WHY A LARGE NUMBER OF PUPILS WITH AVERAGE OR BETTER INTELLIGENCE REACH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL WITH RETARDATION OF SEVERAL YEARS IN READING LEVEL, AND THE TYPES OF REMEDIAL INSTRUCTION MATERIALS NEEDED. SPECIAL PROGRAMS ARE…

This resource guide was prepared to offer teachers and supervisors practical suggestions for the teaching of science to the pupils in the Career Guidance Program. The material presented parallels, as closely as possible, the regular science program for grade nine. However, many of the basic concepts and skills were drawn from the seventh year and…

This publication is a teacher's guide for teaching ninth grade science in New York City Public Schools. Activities for four areas -- physics, chemistry, earth science and biology -- are included. Five years of experimentation under classroom conditions preceded the publication of this guide which is specifically designed to meet the needs of…

This publication is a teacher's guide for teaching seventh grade science in New York City Schools. Activities for four areas -- physics, chemistry, earth science, and biology -- are included. This particular edition is a reprint of Science: Grade 7, Curriculum Bulletin Nos 9a--9d, 1962-1963 Series, which were originally produced in four separate…

This publication contains an extensive introduction for teachers covering such topics as questioning, reading in the science program, evaluation, and audiovisual materials. The book itself is a teacher's guide and is based on the concept that learning is best facilitated by providing meaningful problems which the learner is able to solve. Topics…

THIS GUIDE LISTS PROGRAMED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AVIALABLE IN THE FALL OF 1963. THE NUMBER, VARIETY, AND SOURCE OF AVAIALBLE PROGRAMS ARE INDICATED TOGETHER WITH CRITERIA FOR THEIR SELECTION. THE CONTENTS INCLUDE (1) A STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S ACTIVITY, (2) INSTRUCTIONS FOR USAGE, (3) GUIDE TO PROGRAMS, AND (4) APPENDIXES.…

This resource guide contains practical suggestions for teaching of Grade 8 science to the pupils in the Career Guidance Program. The Career Guidance Program was developed for students who are over-age, frustrated, retarded in the school subject, and indifferent to education. The selection and organization of the material parallels the regular…

The contemporary mathematics program set forth in this publication developed as a result of experimentation and evaluation in classroom situations. This is Part 2 of "Mathematics: 8th Year." Part 1, a separate bulletin, was published during the school year 1967-68. The materials in this bulletin are intended to serve as guidelines for…