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Peer reviewedJournal of Reading, 1979
Presents a public service advertisement by the International Paper Company on how to write a business letter and discusses the ad campaign to improve students' literacy. (DD)
Descriptors: Business Correspondence, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Arts, Literacy
Peer reviewedPugh, Sharon L; Garcia, Jesus – Journal of Reading, 1990
Reviews 12 nonfiction books submitted for the Carter G. Woodson Book Award that deal with the experiences of African Americans. Argues that many benefits can be reaped from the use of culturally pluralistic tradebooks in the language arts classroom. (RS)
Descriptors: Black Influences, Black Literature, Blacks, Book Reviews
Peer reviewedKnight, Deborah Forsyth – Journal of Reading, 1985
Reviews the Curriculum Referenced Tests of Mastery that are intended to measure achievement, with the emphasis on measuring what a student has learned rather than predicting future success in school, concluding that the tests are worthy of consideration by any district. (HOD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Objectives, Language Arts, Mathematics Instruction
Peer reviewedSchon, Isabel – Journal of Reading, 1981
Discusses acceptable and unacceptable treatments of Mexico, its people, and culture in books for children and young adults. (MKM)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Books, Characterization, Childrens Literature
Peer reviewedBalajthy, Ernest – Journal of Reading, 1986
Declares the need to train teachers to use computers in reading and language arts and describes a training program used with undergraduate education majors at the State University of New York at Geneseo. (SRT)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
