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Download full textBowman, Mary Lynne, Comp. – 1979
Presented are 65 participation-oriented environmental education activities for teaching basic skills in language arts and mathematics. Intended for students in the elementary through high school grades, lessons are classified by grade level and subject area. Each lesson plan describes the purpose, lists required materials, and explains the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Instructional Materials
Denner, Michael, Comp. – 1992
This annotated bibliography of material from the ERIC database presents 44 annotations on the topic of family literacy and involving parents in the reading process. The annotated bibliography contains listings for a wide range of materials, including journal articles, books, reports, practica, conference papers, and dissertations. (RS)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Elementary Education, Family Literacy, Parent Child Relationship
Schwartz, Wendy – 2002
This digest discusses how schools and families can improve native English speaking boys' reading skills, particularly poor, minority boys. It examines ways to increase the time boys spend reading and the enjoyment they get from reading. Boys tend to learn to read later, take longer to learn, comprehend narrative texts less easily, value reading…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Low Income Groups, Males
Mitchell, Kevin, Ed. – ERIC Review, 2000
This issue focuses on the developmental path that children typically take when learning to read. The purpose is to help parents take steps to ensure that their children will make the transition from learning to read to reading to learn by the end of third grade. An introductory section includes two articles: "Parents, Children, and…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Early Reading, Internet, Parent Role
Imel, Susan – 1989
This digest about issues currently being debated in the adult literacy field examines the appropriate goals and objectives for adult literacy education, professionalization of the field, and literacy program evaluation. The first section reflects the disagreement between those who believe the purpose of literacy education should be to support…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs
McGowen, Carolyn Smith – 1990
Designed to tap the rich collection of instructional techniques in the ERIC database, this compilation of lesson plans offers practical suggestions for teaching remedial reading at the elementary level. The 42 lesson plans in this book are divided into four sections: (1) creative activities; (2) games; (3) reading comprehension; and (4) reading…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum, Lesson Plans
Peer reviewedHollingsworth, Craig R. – Journal of Reading, 1985
Describes ERIC materials that include a range of exercises involving photography, adaptable for most age groups, linking both reading and writing. (HOD)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Integrated Activities, Literature Appreciation, Motivation Techniques
McAllister, Elizabeth A.; Hildebrand, Joan M.; Ericson, Joann H. – 2000
Suggesting that students in the primary grades can explore the world around them and practice valuable skills in spelling, reading, writing, communication, and language, this book presents cross-curricular units on intriguing animals that reach diverse needs by working through emotional memory, deductive reasoning, and multiple intelligences.…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Communication Skills, Dinosaurs, Integrated Activities
Snow, Catherine E.; Burns, M. Susan; Griffin, Peg – 1999
Because of the variation in support for literacy development in different homes, many children need high-quality preschool and school environments and excellent primary instruction to be sure of reading success. This Digest discusses the research on preschool literacy environments and their contributions to reading skills development. The overall…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Classroom Environment, Day Care, Early Intervention
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Bloomington, IN. – 1988
Compiled to assist those who are interested in building better workplace literacy programs, the first ERIC/RCS FAST (Focused Access to Selected Topics) Bibliography is a selection of representative documents from searches of the ERIC database. The bibliography is divided into the following groups: eight sources that provide an overview of concerns…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Annotated Bibliographies
Tway, Eileen – 1985
Intended to help elementary school children integrate the skills of writing and reading at an early age, this booklet discusses research concerning the cognitive processes and acquisition of reading and writing skills, and presents teaching methods and resources to help young children make the connection. The first half of the booklet explores…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Cognitive Processes, Early Reading
Rauscher, Frances H. – 2003
Several studies have examined the effects of music instruction on children's abilities in other disciplines. Other studies have explored the effects of listening to music on adults' spatial abilities. Noting that these two sets of findings have been confused, leading to claims that listening to music can improve children's academic abilities, this…
Descriptors: Adults, Cognitive Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Listening
Rauscher, Frances H. – 2003
Several studies have examined the effects of music instruction on children's abilities in other disciplines. Other studies have explored the effects of listening to music on adults' spatial abilities. Noting that these two sets of findings have been confused, leading to claims that listening to music can improve children's academic abilities, this…
Descriptors: Adults, Cognitive Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Listening
McAllister, Elizabeth A.; Hildebrand, Joan M.; Ericson, Joann H. – 2000
Suggesting that students in the intermediate grades can explore the world around them and practice valuable skills in spelling, reading, writing, communication, and language, this book presents cross-curricular units designed to integrate language-arts activities into the study of ecology and the environment. The units in the book reach diverse…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Communication Skills, Ecology, Environmental Education
McAllister, Elizabeth A.; Hildebrand, Joan M.; Ericson, Joann H. – 2000
Suggesting that students in the primary grades can explore the world around them and practice valuable skills in spelling, reading, writing, communication, and language, this book presents cross-curricular units on the environment that reach diverse needs by working through emotional memory, deductive reasoning, and multiple intelligences.…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Communication Skills, Environmental Education, Integrated Activities
