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Edwards, Hazel – 1993
One of a series of work-based interviews about occupations in Australia, this booklet presents a personal interview with a computer salesman about his job. The following questions are answered: what a computer salesman does, why the person chose the field of employment, how the person found out about the job, what he does and doesn't like about…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Career Education
Fredericks, Anthony D.; And Others – 1997
Emphasizing that language arts and reading are "binding agents" for all kinds of learning and should be integrated throughout the elementary curriculum, the guiding philosophy of this book is that the best teachers are those who continue to learn along with their students. Each chapter in the book ends with a "Teacher as…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Classroom Environment, Elementary Education, Emergent Literacy
Samuels, S. Jay, Ed.; Farstrup, Alan E., Ed. – 1992
Maintaining the balance between theory and application of the 1978 edition, this book's second edition keeps up with changes in the reading curriculum by adding chapters on text structure, metacognition, and home background not found in the first edition. Chapter titles are: (1) "The Role of Research in Reading Instruction" (Wayne Otto); (2) "Home…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Content Area Reading, Decoding (Reading), Elementary Secondary Education
Stierer, Barry, Ed.; Maybin, Janet, Ed. – 1994
Articles presented include: "Introducing the New Literacy" (John Willinsky); "The Emergence of Literacy" (Nigel Hall); "Media Education: The Limits of a Discourse" (David Buckingham); "Extracts from 'Thought and Language' and 'Mind in Society'" (L. S. Vygotsky); "From Communicating to Talking" (Jerome Bruner); "What Does It Mean To Be Bilingual?"…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Bilingualism, Child Language, Classroom Communication
Smith, Frank – 1986
The purpose of the third edition of this book is to explore what must be involved in reading by addressing such topics as language, information theory, learning theory, the development of spoken language ability, and the physiology of the eye and brain. It is designed to serve as a handbook for language arts teachers, a text on the psychology of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Decoding (Reading), Language Acquisition, Language Processing
Harste, Jerome C., Ed.; Stephens, Diane, Ed. – 1985
Written for language educators, this volume about reading and research suggests that the theory-practice and research-teaching gaps are dysfunctional and calls for a collaborative pedagogy between colleges and schools to develop a practical theory of reading instruction. In the opening article, Jerome Harste discusses issues that emerged from…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques, College School Cooperation, Curriculum
Harris, Theodore L., Ed.; Cooper, Eric J., Ed. – 1985
Intended to help teachers both improve students' text comprehension and better understand the teaching-learning process involved, this book focuses on comprehension and concept development as the central core of an effective educational program. The book's five sections deal with teaching explicit comprehension skills, precomprehension and…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Content Area Reading

Page, William D.; Pinnell, Gay Su – 1979
Based on the premise that comprehension must be the true and final goal of all instruction in reading, this book is designed to provoke teachers' reflections about their own ideas, reading, language, and experiences as teachers of reading comprehension and to help them base their teaching decisions on a knowledge of theory and research about how…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Elementary Education, Intermediate Grades, Language Acquisition
Mastropieri, Margo A.; Scruggs, Thomas E. – 2002
This book conveys practical information on the instruction of students with mild disabilities, whether in self-contained, resource, or general education classroom settings. Emphasis is on research-based special education teaching methods. It first describes general principles of effective instruction, followed by more specific details associated…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Consultation Programs, Education Work Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education
Servis, Joan – 1999
Noting that enthusiasm for teaching has everything to do with attitude and a willingness to change and collaborate, this book discusses how an experienced teacher approaches teaching fourth-grade students in a school in Shaker Heights, Ohio. Topics covered include setting up the classroom, organizing for teaching, individualizing instruction,…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Grade 4, Individualized Instruction
Presseisen, Barbara Z., Ed. – 1999
This collection of articles offers theories and thoughts presented at the 1998 Teaching for Intelligence Conference. They highlight a wide and diverse range of views on pedagogy, achievement, and the state of education. Section 1, "The Need for Intelligence in Schooling," includes "On the Habit of Informed Skepticism" (Theodore R. Sizer);…
Descriptors: Child Development, Diversity (Student), Educational Change, Educational Environment
Lyle, Molly – 1998
This guide provides specific classroom activities keyed to both yearly goals and individual objectives as specified on a learning disabled student's Individualized Education Program (IEP). The guide includes objectives and activities grouped into nine areas within which students with learning disabilities often have needs: (1) mathematics, (2)…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Behavior Patterns, Check Lists, Class Activities
Peyton, Joy Kreeft, Ed. – 1990
This selection of essays on journal writing in education looks at the relationship between journal writing and the curriculum, classroom approaches, and implications for students' learning. The focus is on journal writing for deaf students and students of English as a Second Language. Essays include the following: "The Dialogue Journal:…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Coherence, Cooperation, Curriculum Design
Williams, James D.; Snipper, Grace Capizzi – 1990
The mechanisms and issues in literacy are identified and analyzed as they relate to bilingualism. A wide range of current theory and research is synthesized, and concrete suggestions are made concerning the development of literacy skills in bilingual classrooms. The book is divided into nine chapters. The first chapter discusses varying…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, English (Second Language), Intelligence
Hansen, Jane – 1987
Focusing on encouraging students to take responsibility for their own learning and giving them a sense of control over their efforts, this book explores how the response approach to writing instruction can be put to good use in teaching children to read. Respectively, chapters discuss (1) how the author learned about writing, reading, teaching,…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Community Role, Elementary Education, Library Role