In the conviction that oral/aural skills are a key element in language mastery, this booklet is intended to provide teachers with graded exercises for developing these skills in students from kindergarten to grade eight. The exercises are intended for practice in rapid listening training, and provide examples for teachers to expand and adapt…

This text is the first of a series of four levels sequenced as a continuum of language skills for Spanish speakers of limited English speaking ability in grades six through nine. Levels one and two emphasize the development of oral language skills. Levels three and four emphasize the development of written language skills. The text is divided into…

Intended for use as an inservice tool for elementary school teachers and as an independent study tool, this guide provides a framework for designing language experiences in the classroom. Following an introduction, the first section of the guide deals with language as communication, as thought, and as a series of interrelated skills. Three…