"Prentice Hall/Pearson Literature©" (2007-15) is an English language arts curriculum designed for students in grades 6-12 that focuses on building reading, vocabulary, literary analysis, and writing skills. It uses passages from fiction and nonfiction texts, poetry, and contemporary digital media. The curriculum is based on a textbook.…

This action research study examines what common perceptions and constructs currently exist in educating adult immigrants in Arizona and considers how might the integration of citizen science with the current English curriculum promote higher order thinking and educational equity in this population. A citizen science project called the Mastodon…

A JUNIOR COLLEGE ENGLISH CURRICULUM CONFERENCE WAS HELD TO STUDY AND MAKE APPROPRIATE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS--(1) THE PREPARATION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION OF JUNIOR COLLEGE ENGLISH TEACHERS, (2) THE RELATION OF JUNIOR COLLEGE ENGLISH PROGRAMS TO ENGLISH PROGRAMS IN HIGH SCHOOLS AND 4-YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, AND (3)…

Teachers in Arizona were surveyed by questionnaire to determine the present quality of English instruction and to prepare a profile of English teachers and English teaching in the state. Returns were received from 81 of 113 schools surveyed (647 of 1026 teachers). Information obtained on English teachers indicated that (1) 41% of the English…