A summary of the emphases of annual "Counciletter" columns since 1965; appears also in "Elementary English," vol. 48, no. 3 (March 1971), pp. 288-89. (RD)

A summary of the emphases of annual Counciletter" columns since 1965; appears also in Elementary English," vol. 48, no. 3 (March 1971), pp. 288-89, and in English Journal," vol. 60, no. 3 (March 1971), pp. 390-91. (RD)

This book provides classroom-tested methods for engaging struggling middle grade readers--even those who appear to have given up--and fostering their success. The emphasis is on constructing respectful, encouraging learning environments that incorporate students' diverse literacies, cultural interests, and prior knowledge and skills into…

As curriculum standardization escalates, teachers' agency in relation to teaching to student diversity takes on increasing importance. This article draws from an international study that investigated the multicultural and antiracist teaching practices of 15 English teachers in two racially diverse schools, one in the United States, the other in…

Argues that English instruction is irrelevant and devoid of content. (RD)

A mock-serious particularized and structuralized fuller application of a poem to the totality of experience." (Author/SP)

In this article, the authors begin with a look back at the emergence of English education in the social and political context of the United States as a nation, situating the development of the research-practice divide narrative in debates concerning the nature and purpose of English as secondary-school subject in changing times. The authors turn…

This is the final volume in a series by the NCTE/ERIC Clearinghouse which provide an index to ERIC Documents on the Teaching of English. Finding and ordering aids and a list of abbreviations precede the citations. The documents cited appear under the following categories: Teaching Profession; English Instruction: Methods, Theories, Practices;…

In an historical perspective, 1892 to 1966, the author discusses six selected occasions on which representatives from colleges and schools have convened to solve common problems in English curriculum. (MM)

The article questions educational theories and practices of the past and outlines new ways of developing an open-ended English curriculum for high school English students. (Author/LF)

Author is co-director of the Tri-University Project; article includes excerpts from the Catalog. (SP)

A brief report on the goals, activities, and organization of junior college English departments as established by a recent nationwide study. (JO)