This book describes methods that are the outcome of school room practice. They call for cooperation, making every member of the class an active participant in the work in hand, whether it be reading, story reproduction, original composition, or sentence analysis. The book contains suggestions for teachers of both primary and grammar grades. It…

This textbook is a teacher's manual for numbers and arithmetic. The oral lessons in number presented in this manual are illustrative lessons for the guidance of teachers. The exercises are given in detail, to indicate clearly the nature and scope of the instruction which should be given each year. This manual also contains numerous blackboard and…

Focuses on oral language and writing. Describes typical roles that children take on as they work together to create a piece of text (co-author). Offers suggestions for moving learners to more productive and fulfilling co-authoring relationships. (SR)

Suggests that reading instruction, guided by a knowledgeable and sensitive teacher, is one means of complementing and facilitating oral language learning for the language-impaired child. Argues that the complex relationship between reading and oral language must be explored in depth. (RS)

An extensive research review by M. Adams (1990) led her to the conclusion that providing instruction and reinforcement in learning common rimes is highly beneficial in fostering growth in learning to read. While substantial amounts of reading, either independent or with partners, is critical in learning words with common rimes, focused study is…

Given the pervasiveness and strategic importance of indirectness as a verbal phenomenon, this article presents exercises for language teachers to use to teach pragmatic indirectness. The exercises illustrate some reasons people prefer indirectness to directness: for rapport, defense, power, and selling. (Contains six references.) (LB)

Keeping periodic track of the progress English language learners (ELLs) are making in their second language acquisition skills is essential. Learning a second language is a complex process. It's important for educators to gauge each student's abilities and skills regularly; each English language learner will acquire second language knowledge and…

The article discusses the links between storytelling skills and history, with particular focus on Black History Month, and also lists resources and describes storytelling activities. (CB)

It is suggested that students of French should be exposed to the richness of a living language by introducing them to all possible outputs and underlining the importance of the interjection in oral discourse. A number of common interjections and usage situations are outlined, and some teaching methods are discussed. (MSE)

If you ever have students who are reluctant to tell you when they don't understand something--or worse, tell you they understand when they really don't--then here's a book that gives you lots of ways to check for understanding. Learn why typical methods to check for understanding are usually ineffective. And explore formative assessment techniques…

This textbook is intended for use in the third and fourth grades, is divided into approximately 150 planned lessons for each year's work. These lessons are grouped into chapters, each composed of a series of related units that center about a common theme, providing work for a period equivalent in general to a school month. The material on which…

This textbook covers two years' work intended for grades five and six. The book is divided into approximately 160 carefully planned lessons for each year's work. These lessons are grouped into chapters, each composed of a series of related units that center on a common theme, providing work for a period equivalent in general to a school month. The…

This textbook covers two years' work intended for grades seven and eight. The book is divided into approximately 150 carefully planned lessons for each year's work. These lessons are grouped into chapters, each composed of a series of related units that center on a common theme. The material on which conversation and written exercises are based…

Suggests that storytelling in the early childhood classroom is an excellent technique for fostering growth in language. Notes that the exposure to book language that a child receives through storytelling is related to reading development. (MG)

Relates the author's observations of her third- and fourth-grade class as they studied the history of language, inventing primitive languages as part of their study of early man. (MM)