Intended for parents, the booklet provides a practical guide to the types of learning aids that are helpful to the hearing impaired child. Sections cover the following: an explanation of residual hearing; types of hearing aids and hearing aid equipment; language development aids (brief descriptions are provided for materials in beginning language,…

Traditional and evolving attitudes toward energy and the compelling reasons for studying energy use and conservation are highlighted in this guide for elementary-secondary school teachers in the instruction of basic energy attitudes. Sample lessons/activities/objectives are presented from three approaches: attitude development, decision making,…

Designed as a companion document to "Educational Programs That Work," this inventory attempts to indicate the types and costs of materials used when adopting programs approved by the Joint Dissemination Review Panel. Information shown was provided by the staff of each approved project. The inventory is intended for use by state…

Argues for a more creative use of media and for a more personal involvement in media selection. Lists resources to help in this activity. (FL)

The resource guide of instructional materials is one of two volumes developed by 92 career education teachers in the State of New York, each experienced with the designated subject matter or grade level. The assessment instrument developed to evaluate the materials is included. The career education materials are grouped into sections by grade…

Listings of guides, newsletters, magazines, textbooks, multimedia kits, filmstrips, cassettes, and films are included in this collection of consumer education materials intended to provide teaching-learning resources for preview and evaluation. All entries are grouped according to the type of medium, with each entry including a title, ordering…

This guide is to be used as a resource for teaching metrics at various educational levels in the home economics program. The lessons are intended for flexible use by the teacher, and the contents can be adapted for use with varying abilities, ages, and teaching-learning situations. Categorized into ten units, each unit includes concepts,…

The author discusses uses and sources of photographs as effective teaching aids in social studies classrooms. Pictures are not new among learning resources, but they adapt well to new focuses in social studies education. One third of the pamphlet explains how photographs can enhance learning. They can promote discovery learning, concept…

The guide listing instructional resources for career education is organized according to the 15 occupational clusters developed by the U. S. Office of Education: agribusiness and natural resources, business and office, communications and media, construction, consumer and homemaking education, environment, arts and humanities, health, hospitality…

The instructional materials included in the document consist of 100 black and white ink drawings to be used as visual aids in the classroom. Designed primarily as overhead transparency masters, they may also be adapted for use as 35mm slides, in newsletters, student handouts, and as bulletin board materials. Most are ready to use; others…

Intended for parents, the booklet provides a practical guide to the types of learning aids that are helpful to the visually impaired child from preschool to post-school age. Aids for the preschool age are broken down into the following areas: materials for touching, materials for listening, materials for developing language, materials for…

This publication is primarily an information resource with some suggestions for teaching. It provides guidance and materials for instruction in elementary and secondary schools. These sources describe a variety of modern drugs, their significance to mankind, the respect required when using them, and finally the nature and consequences of their…

The document is a learning package on purchasing food, designed for use by instructors in adult consumer-homemaking programs. The target population is adults in socioeconomically disadvantaged inner city and rural areas. The four units are: shopping tips for food, labels for food, grades of food, and brands for food. The units may be used together…

The curriculum guide for agricultural science and mechanics 1 and 2 is divided into two units, both of which deal with supervised occupational experience programs in agriculture. Unit A, planning occupational experience programs, covers five problem areas: understanding the value of an occupational experience program, selecting occupational…

Designed to fit into existing curricula, the loose-leaf guide includes instructional aids, resources, and units for grades K-6. Each grade is presented separately, but with informative introductory material duplicated in each. For all grades, materials include information sheets for instructors about bicycles and traffic safety, and a list of…