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Reading and Writing and Cognitive Strategies
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VanDeWeghe, Rick, Ed. – English Journal, 2008
This article takes a closer look at teaching in classrooms by reviewing a recent article by Carol Booth Olson and Robert Land, literacy researchers and National Writing Project site directors. In "A Cognitive Strategies Approach to Reading and Writing Instruction for English Language Learners in Secondary School" (EJ776476), Olson and…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Teaching Methods, Educational Strategies
None of Us Is Smarter than All of Us: The Reform in California's Curriculum.
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Taylor, Patricia Simmons – English Journal, 1988
Discusses curriculum reform in California. Suggests choosing works that have quality and depict what is universal in human nature in order to select literature that is meaningful to all. (MS)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Arts, Literature
The Rise and Fall of a Statewide Assessment System.
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Dudley, Martha – English Journal, 1997
Details the history of California's experience with large-scale writing assessment. Describes the introduction, development, and scoring of the California Assessment Program, later renamed the California Learning Assessment System (CLAS). Discusses controversies over removal of certain writing prompts and objections to CLAS. Notes that funding for…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Educational Assessment, Politics of Education, Program Descriptions
Flotation Strategies for Sinking Students: Kids, Cops, and Communication.
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Jago, Carol – English Journal, 1989
Presents a model for working with students at risk, helping them develop critical thinking, listening, reading, and writing skills. Includes cooperation of the local community relations officer for the police department. (RAE)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Communication Skills, Crime Prevention, Critical Reading