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Download full textERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Bloomington, IN. – 1988
A selection from the many citations of material in the ERIC/RCS Reprint Bibliography entitled "Helping Parents Understand the Stages of Their Child's Reading Development," this FAST (Focused Access to Selected Topics) annotated bibliography can serve as a guide and beginning point for parents who want to become better informed about any…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Beginning Reading, Bibliographies, Elementary Education
Hudelson, Sarah – 1989
This monograph focuses on the writing development of young English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) learners in order to provide teachers with an overview of research and theory about ESL children's writing from the perspective that research and theory may and should form practice. Recent research on children's first and second language writing is…
Descriptors: Children, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education
Trahan, Christopher – 2002
The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) amends and changes programs from the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Although the main component of this bill is Title I, it also highlights teacher education quality. NCLB was accompanied, for fiscal year 2002, by the largest increase ever in federal education aid, targeting federal resources to support…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Beginning Teachers, Educational Legislation
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 "people around us" that reach diverse needs by working through emotional memory, deductive reasoning, and multiple intelligences.…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Communication Skills, Family (Sociological Unit), Integrated Activities
Richardson, Richard C., Jr.; And Others – 1981
The prevalence of underprepared students attending colleges, the need to define literacy requirements of courses, the implications of research on literacy in the design of remedial programs, and the need for systematic evaluation of such programs are considered. Literacy is broadly defined as a language competence that is used to achieve both…
Descriptors: College Students, Communication Skills, Cultural Context, Curriculum Evaluation
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 where and how people live. The units in the book reach diverse…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indians, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques
Suhor, Charles – 1987
English instruction is successful when students learn to express significant ideas clearly in discussions, write with verve and grace, read with insight and enjoyment, and practice these skills beyond the realm of the classroom. This report discusses how to teach grammar and select literature in order to achieve those goals. Research and issues in…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Contemporary Literature, Educational Improvement, Educational Trends
Zarate, Narcisa – 1986
For Mexican American students, grade-level reading and overall academic achievement decline, as measured by standardized tests, as they progress through the educational system. By grade seven, 65% of Mexican American students fail one or more grade levels below expected achievement. To reverse this trend of academic failure, teachers need to use…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Hispanic American Culture, Hispanic American Students
ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics, Washington, DC. – 1981
The purpose of this report is to acquaint the reader with the culture of the refugees entering American schools, to identify some of the educational problems they and educators face, and to help identify solutions or possibilities within educational management terms. In the first section of the report, the values, customs, traditions, beliefs, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Adult Education, Arithmetic, Bilingual Education
Omaggio, Alice C. – 1981
In response to the need for dynamic foreign language materials with a communicative focus, this report addresses the relationship between learner characteristics and success in language learning. It suggests that a self-pacing individualized option should be available to students to deal with unique problems. The problems may be dealt with by…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Class Activities, Cloze Procedure, Cognitive Style
