Three skills of written expression--composition, mechanics, and grammar--are the focus of this guide for elementary grades. The goal for these areas is for all students to learn how to use the skills of composing and editing appropriate to their age and level of individual development. Within the categories of composition, mechanics, and grammar,…

For those students who qualify, the Advance Program offers an opportunity to follow a stimulating curriculum designed for the academically talented. This guide for ninth grade English was developed to broaden the student's skill and understanding of the history of the English language, composition, grammar, vocabulary development, and literature.…

The primary purpose of this booklet is to provide useful class and small group discussion tools for allowing students to inductively discover certain fundamental characteristics of language structure and to directly relate the study of sentence structure to the development of writing skills. A series of experiments is provided to serve as models…

The language arts program presented in this guide is a two-year curriculum for the junior high school which may be used in either a teacher-centered or a student-centered approach. The emphasis is on a balance between grammar and writing study and literary study. Contents consist of an outline for a grammar and writing curriculum, an outline for a…

This language arts curriculum guide for the Sylvania (Ohio) City Schools is designed to provide for the systematic teaching of grammar and the mechanics of writing from kindergarten through the secondary grades. The guide is divided into sections according to grade level. Each of these sections, presented in topical format, emphasizes the elements…

The competencies established for the language arts program for kindergarten through sixth grade in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, are listed in this document, which indicates grade levels for introducing particular skills, developing skills, and mastering skills. Tests to assist teachers in measuring students' progress in listening comprehension,…

For those students who qualify, the Advance Program offers an opportunity to follow a stimulating curriculum designed for the academically talented. This guide for eleventh grade English focuses on the study of literature which concerns itself with the individual's attempt to maintain personal dignity in the struggles against universal…

This curriculum guide, designed for teachers of language at the primary level, outlines major language topics and suggests related learning activities for use in the classroom. The following divisions are made: General Introduction: An Experience Approach, Introduction to Oral-Aural Communication, Oral-Aural Communication Objectives, Introduction…

This curriculum guide provides a systematic sequence of experiences in the language arts for students in kindergarten trhough the ninth grade. The guide is organized in two main sections: (1) A Continuum of Skills, with divisions on decoding, critical skills in factual material and literature, handwriting, spelling, and grammar; and (2) Child…

For those students who qualify, the Advance Program offers an opportunity to follow a stimulating curriculum designed for the academically talented. This guide for tenth grade English was designed to help the student learn to appraise both the scientific and the aesthetic facets of language and to view the specific and general interactions between…

This language arts curriculum guide is divided into the three sections dealing with grades 1-6, 7-9, and 10-12. Goals, objectives, and instructional resources are listed, and approaches and evaluations techniques are suggested for each course within the guide. The language arts courses for grades 1-6 emphasize handwriting, oral expression, written…

The purpose of this revised composition and language curriculum guide is to meet a number of student needs in written language and make the teaching of language skills more effective. For each grade covered by this curriculum guide, three sets of expected skill acquisitions are given: basic, competency, and honors. Examples of these skills are…

This language arts curriculum guide for grades 10-12 begins with a statement of the language arts goals of knowledge, skills, and values to be addressed in each section. The instructional components are sequenced according to objectives, and most of them are keyed to present resources in the Shawnee Mission (Kansas) school district. The following…

This curriculum guide is designed to help students develop both competency in communication skills and habits of wide reading and critical thinking. The objectives defined in this guide are divided into four sections: literature, language study, written communication, and multi-media communication. Each section contains lesson plans which include…

For Spanish-speaking children, simple stories in Spanish, told in a natural language suitable for their age, are not only entertaining, but a means of developing vocabulary and concepts. Non-Spanish-speaking children, too, need exposure to more language than they can understand word for word. However, the simple stories for the Spanish speaker…