A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO THE WORK OF THE OREGON CURRICULUM STUDY CENTER WAS REPORTED. INCLUDED IN THE INTRODUCTION WERE THREE ESSAYS DESCRIBING LITERATURE, LANGUAGE, AND RHETORIC CURRICULUMS UNDER DEVELOPMENT. THE ESSAYS WERE PREPARED FOR PROFESSIONAL READERS AND DESCRIBE COURSES OF STUDY BEING DEVELOPED. PRIMARY EMPHASIS WAS ON THE DESCRIPTION OF…

A three-week conference on the future of the English curriculum in elementary through postsecondary education is discussed. English students would study a variety of works. They would analyze the historical, cultural, and political dimensions of what they read and writing would be an integral part of the curriculum. (MLW)

Studying the literature of many cultures is desirable because the absence of such literature deprives children of a fully-rounded education in literature. (JH)

Provides a case study of one Chinese boy's experience learning to read in Great Britain. Compares the formal didactic approach of the Chinese school with the developmental approach of the English reception school. Shows how many contributory factors influence student learning and argues for fuller appreciation of this fact. (HB)

Examines the conflict between progressive educational ideas and the prescriptive patterns of learning now fashionable in Great Britain. Discusses the teacher training document "Initial Teacher Training National Curriculum for Primary English"--its reduction of complex ideas about the English curriculum to the lowest common denominator is…

The middle school program emerged against a backdrop of criticism, awareness of changing educational necessities and values, and new insights into the needs of the middle range of the student population. The precocity of youth mixed with the pseudo-sophistication of adulthood gives the middle school its reason for existence--the…

Stressing the importance of choosing either a child-centered or a subject-centered orientation in developing a children's literature program, this paper discusses the characteristics of child-centered and subject-centered approaches to literature and then focuses on the dominant literary theories of structuralism and revisionism. Maintaining that…

This study investigated three elementary school spelling programs, emphasizing the results of the programs as to student achievement in grades three, four, and five, through the utilization of the California Test of Basic Skills. An analysis of covariance method was used to treat the data and, in addition, attitudes were measured by using an…

This document contains a variety of activities concerned with language development at the elementary level. There are thirteen sections. Section one is a general discussion of the goals of language development. Sections two through twelve list activities covering such topics as how to use various media (cameras, tape recorders, etc.), how to use…

Project CATS (Center for Alternative Teaching Strategies), a series of workshops which focused on process as a product in itself and the importance of affective education, is described in this paper. The target population was originally 70 fourth- through seventh-grade teachers of the Oak Park, Michigan, school district, that is, all language arts…

This publication, compiled by the NCTE Committee on Curriculum Bulletins, provides informative and evaluative annotations for 33 elementary and secondary curriculum guides. These guides, reviewed and recommended in 1966-1970, are presented to provide models for schools and agencies in developing curricula and in writing guides. The annotations…

This book offers suggestions to public school teachers for reaching the alienated and culturally disadvantaged student. The rationale of the book involves three major assumptions: (1) that only an open and accepting attitude toward students will earn their trust, (2) that a teacher should have high expectations for culturally different students,…

A study attempted to determine how students in literature-based reading programs compare to students in basal-based, skill-oriented reading programs in terms of their interest in reading. The study was carried out on a sample of 215 pupils in 9 third and fifth grade classrooms from school districts in Eastern Kansas and Northeastern Oklahoma.…

This document is the official guide for teaching English Language Arts in the elementary schools of Canada's Northwest Territories. It reflects a student-centered, process-oriented, integrated and culture-based approach. It emphasizes teaching language (whether it be English or aboriginal) in meaningful, interactive contexts and evaluating…

Noting that using correct verb forms is a problem for many elementary school students, and especially for those who are speakers of nonstandard English, this paper presents an instructional program for teaching past and past participle verb forms in writing to students in grade 3 through 6. The paper outlines the content of the instructional…