Advocates inclusion of moral issues as part of curriculum planning. Argues that children need encounters with moral issues as part of their schooling experiences. Presents four metacognitive strategies for promoting moral thinking about children's literature in language arts and beyond schooling. Includes recommendations for classroom…

Explores whether the skills management systems, based on the mastery learning theory, can be used to foster creative reading--the highest level of skill development. (FL)

Uses the medium of descriptions of TV movies to describe how thematic teaching can be achieved in the different academic disciplines. Presents specific theme ideas. Discusses how an actual activity of TV movie summary descriptions emphasizes vocabulary development and reading comprehension. Describes specific reading skills promoted by this…

States that the acquisition of writing skills and vocabulary building are especially important for minority students. Describes how the systematic study of prefixes, suffixes, and word roots; the generation of student-originated vocabulary lists; and special testing techniques were used for improving writing skills and building vocabulary in a…

Offers seven research-based guidelines to reduce the risk for at-risk learners and help schools implement early childhood programs with a literacy-enriched focus that fosters greater understanding of written language. (SR)

Broadens some of the techniques that assist teachers in the direct instruction of vocabulary development. Presents strategies that experienced teachers have used but may have forgotten. Encourages teachers to take a new refreshing look at vocabulary skills that can assist teachers in developing a balanced reading program as they foster vocabulary…

To be successful in nursing courses, students must be able to read and comprehend a large volume of information. This requires different types of reading and study skills from other courses to which they have been exposed. The formal teaching of these skills in a nursing course takes second place to the teaching of required nursing skills. Because…

Describes a way in which a microcomputer can be used as a basis for individualized instruction in reading and word meaning. (FL)

Discusses, in the form of a dialogue between parents and teacher, the relationship of listening to speaking, reading, and writing. Describes several classroom techniques to reinforce listening for a purpose. (SR)

Annotates 16 children's books that have as their main thrust the development of children's visual awareness through puzzles, pictures, and games. (FL)

Discusses the importance of teaching vocabulary in the content area so that at-risk readers can develop strategies to see word relationships and the importance of higher-level thinking. Examines and offers specific examples of the strategies of mnemonigraph cards, analogies, and word groupings. (RS)

Examines the state of early childhood special education, the salient influences on the future of the field, and implications for the 1990s. (RAE)

Describes a teaching unit, "Writing Detective Stories," that stimulates students to want to read and to discover what they want to say and write. Offers suggestions for use by teachers in guiding students through the process of writing. Lists detective stories that children enjoy. (FL)

Provides a guide for setting up learning centers in easily handled stages. Discusses six stages in the development of individualized instruction through the use of learning centers and offers specific guidelines for using this technique for facilitating instruction. (FL)

Concludes that literal and inferential comprehension scores were not higher for sixth-grade students taught by moral dilemma questioning techniques than for those taught by the directed reading activity method or those participating in regular classes. (FL)