The course outlined in this document was designed to help students develop reading comprehension skills that will enable them to adequately use government procedural manuals. Five goals are identified: to be able to (1) understand and use the organization of material in order to locate specific information, (2) identify the main idea of…

This booklet is designed to help people improve their vocabulary. Four principles of vocabulary development are outlined: language development and vocabulary development are closely related; language development is concept development; vocabulary development is an ongoing process; and vocabulary is the basis for most tests of I.Q. The author…

Provides information about informal reading inventories (IRI), an early reading assessment. Explains what IRIs are; who should administer an IRI; when and how to administer an IRI; the reliability of data from IRIs; and the limitations of IRIs. (PM)

This language arts minicourse guide for Lampeter-Strasburg (Pennsylvania) High School contains a topical outline for an advanced vocabulary course. The guide includes a list of nine course objectives; an outline of the content and concepts covered in the course; a description of the history of the English language and the elements from which…

This manual, which is intended to accompany a series of video tapes, is designed to provide a basic sign vocabulary for use by hearing persons in communicating with the deaf. The manual consists of an introduction, explanation of the illustrated signs, seventeen lessons, and an alphabetical index of signs. Each lesson in the manual contains an…

An Introduction to English Language is designed as a coursebook for students and teachers of English and introductory linguistics, which presupposes no prior knowledge of the sounds, words, sentences and meanings of English. Believing that the best way to learn is through listening and doing, the authors have filled this book with worked examples…

The eleven lesson plans outlined in this booklet are designed to stimulate and challenge both underachievers and reluctant readers by helping them learn to read "The New York Times." The lesson plans include the following: exercises in vocabulary enrichment; exercises for developing dictionary skills; topics for oral reports; topics for…

Two of the forms used to record pupil progress in learning basic skills under the instructional management system of the Duval County (Florida) public schools are provided and explained in this document. The form for basic skills in mathematics establishes skill levels appropriate to each grade level from kindergarten through sixth grade in five…

This guide describes where specific skills are emphasized in the three reading texts (published by Ginn, Holt, and Lyons and Carnhan) used in the intermediate grades in the Stoneham (Massachusetts) Public School System. The four major sections of the book are color-coded and include phonetic and structural analysis, vocabulary development, study…

This guide describes where specific skills are emphasized in the three reading texts (published by Economy, Ginn, and Holt) used in the primary grades in the Stoneham (Massachusetts) Public School System. The four major sections of the book are color-coded and include phonetic and structural analysis, vocabulary development, study skills, and…

This gamebook is intended to assist the grade school (FLES) Latin teacher to introduce the reading and writing of English derivatives and cognates after these have been mastered audiolingually in Philadelphia's Latin course "Voces de Olympo (Echoes from Mt. Olympus): A Humanistic Approach to Latin for Children in the Sixth Grade." Games are…

The purpose of this manual is to assist teachers in developing those reading skills necessary for successful social studies learning, Chapter I discusses the supportive emotional climate and necessary diagnosis that are concommitants. Chapter II discusses reading vocabulary and essential reading skills through selections and sample questions.…

To teach language processing is to teach students how to clarify information in material they are reading or discussing so that they are able to understand, evaluate, learn, store, recall, and use it. The first section of this guide, which is based on the use of the Formula Phonics method, discusses the teaching of language processing in terms of…

A committee of Oklahoma educators prepared this reading activity guide as an aid for elementary school teachers to improve their students' reading skills. Described for each activity are the objective, necessary materials, and the procedure. For many activities, a variation or variations also are suggested. The activities are arranged in the…

This guide for writing research or technical reports discusses eleven basic elements of such reports and provides examples of "good" and "bad" wordings. These elements are the title, problem statement, purpose statement, need statement, hypothesis, assumptions, procedures, limitations, terminology, conclusion and recommendations. This guide is…