Edited versions of papers presented at the 1971 and 1972 Western Washington State College conferences on the teaching of reading and language arts comprise the contents of this book. Titles of the papers are (1) "Reading Alone," (2) "Individualized Language Activities and the Nurture of Individuality," (3) "Making the Beginning of Reading a…

As part of a review of emphases in high school and college language-arts curricula, the American College Testing Program sponsored an invitational language-arts conference at its national office, in February 1976. The eight conference participants were selected to represent various fields of specialization and several institutional affiliations.…

This booklet provides abstracts of the proceedings of a conference on reading conducted on 27 April 1974 by the Department of Teacher Preparation of York College of the City University of New York. The following conference presentations are discussed: "Reading Readiness--What Do I Believe?" (Lilyan Peters), "Preschool as a Language…

The paper presented at this conference, the theme of which was "Celebrating Literacy," focused on theories and applications of literature-based education and the use of holistic methods across the curriculum. Following an introduction by the editors, the book contains the following 12 papers: "Windows and Mirrors: Children's Books…

The main intentions of the two-day teachers' conference on language disabilities held at East Carolina University were to provide background information on how children acquire linguistic habits, to identify and suggest remedies for certain socioemotional problems which interfere with learning, to isolate problems arising from diversity in…

The 26 papers in this compilation focus on integrated communication instruction. The papers are arranged into four categories: the integrated curriculum, theory and practice on integration, implementation of the integrated curriculum, and the integrated curriculum beyond the classroom. Specific topics discussed in the papers include (1) language…

Resource material relating outdoor education concepts to the education of emotionally handicapped children and youth distributed at six regional workshops (New York State, 1972-73 school year) constitutes the major element of this report on workshop proceedings. Detailed resource and/or curriculum guides prepared by local workshop consultants are…

This speech, a product of the workshop on "Media: Minorities and Sex Stereotyping", is said to be intended to provide a vivid picture of how to write about minorities for minority youth from a "white" point of view. The author attributes his success in writing to the conviction that race is no factor in the dimensions of human joys and despairs,…

Articles in this yearbook address the issue of emphasizing the basics in reading development, and also focus on the literary experience. Articles, listed by their authors, include: (1) "A Second Helping" (Myra Cohn Livingston); (2) "Not Only a New Curriculum but a New Teacher" (Marilyn Hanf Buckley); (3) "Reading--A…

This publication includes five papers that were presented at a language communications conference that emphasized integrating the language arts at elementary and secondary school levels. Walter Loban stresses the importance of classroom language activities that involve children in genuine purposes and that link language to thinking. Charles R.…

This document contains the proceedings of the 1973 Speech Communication Association Summer Conference. Held to expand the impact of the 1972 Airlie Conference, which considered long-range goals and priorities for the Association and the profession, the summer conference emphasized education priorities, research priorities, and future priorities.…

This report of a 1984 conference on the computer as a teaching tool provides summaries of presentations on the role of the computer in the teaching of science, mathematics, computer literacy, and language arts. Analyses of themes emerging from the conference are then presented under four headings: (1) The Computer and the Curriculum (the computer…

Thirteen papers submitted to a proposed conference (1986) at Gallaudet College on using computers to teach hearing impaired students are collected in this book. Many papers emphasize the use of word processing software to build language skills. Papers have the following titles and authors: "The Business of Writing: The Special Kids Card Company"…

Papers delivered at the second American Reading Forum are collected in this yearbook. While all of the essays focus on the theme of reading in the disciplines, many of them respond to a preceding essay. The essays and reactions cover a variety of topics, including the following: (1) a qualitative analysis of reading instruction in low level…

The conference reported in this document, jointly sponsored by the Queensland Board of Teacher Registration and the Centre for Research in Literacy, arose out of public concern about literacy standards and claims that higher literacy levels will be needed in an increasingly technological society--concerns that make it necessary for educators to…