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Holdaway, Don – 1979
Intended for teachers, this book on beginning literacy examines questions and solutions concerning literacy theories and practices. Chapter 1, "An Open Approach to Literacy," explores some assumptions about literacy and characteristics of a model for language learning. Chapter 2 presents historical viewpoints and current practices,…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Diagnostic Teaching, Early Experience, Elementary Education
Billing, David, Ed. – 1978
Papers presented at the Society for Research into Higher Education's conference on course design and student learning dealt with the following overall topics: the needs of special groups of students; student involvement; study skills and learning methods; course design; and employment, adaptation, and socialization. Among the papers presented were…
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Admission, College Curriculum, Computer Oriented Programs
Download full textKennedy, Ann M., Ed.; Mullis, Ina V.S., Ed.; Martin, Michael O., Ed.; Trong, Kathleen L., Ed. – International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2007
In the "PIRLS (Progress in International Reading Literacy Study) 2006 Encyclopedia," each participating country, 39 in total, describes its education system and the reading curriculum as it is intended to be taught, and outlines the polices and practices that guide reading instruction and teacher education. This in-depth, qualitative…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Reading Achievement, Library Facilities, Encyclopedias
Papandreou, Andreas – 1991
Ideas and guidelines for the organization of effective homework assignments, based on the principle that homework should offer opportunities for learning outside the classroom, are offered. The examples given are for English second language instruction as practiced in public secondary schools in Cyprus, but the principles outlined could be applied…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Assignments, Classroom Techniques, Educational Policy
Mulcahy, Robert F., Ed.; And Others – 1991
This book presents 16 papers on programs and approaches that have been developed around the world to enhance learning and thinking skills for children and adults. Papers are divided among three main sections focussing respectively on issues and applications, specific applications to school content, and assessment and evaluation. Papers have the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Curriculum Development, Educational Environment
Klesner, Margaret – 1982
The resource book by the British Columbia Ministry of Education explains methods that may help in teaching language arts to native Indian students in grades K-7. The book, an attempt to enhance the development of native students' language skills within the regular classroom, indicates how to incorporate into the regular curriculum materials by and…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Bilingual Education, Canada Natives, Community Schools
Feitelson, Dina – 1988
Creating a link between current research findings and classroom practice, this book analyzes, compares, and critiques prevalent classroom strategies in beginning reading instruction in light of expertise available in other countries. The book begins with a section on "Points of Departure," consisting of three chapters:…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Curriculum Design
Golda Meir Mount Carmel International Training Centre, Haifa (Israel). – 1996
An 8-week course on early childhood education focusing on preventing reading difficulties was conducted and evaluated in Haifa, Israel. The course objectives were to: (1) review child development in its relationship to reading; (2) examine reading theories and teaching methods; (3) analyze the effects of the child's environment on reading; (4)…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Child Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1999
The report, entirely in French, describes Alberta's curriculum for first-year French native language instruction. An introductory section offers background information on the curriculum's design, links between the core curriculum and French native language instruction, underlying principles of language instruction, the curriculum's objectives and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Course Content, Cultural Context, Cultural Education
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1999
The report, entirely in French, describes Alberta's curriculum for second-year French native language instruction. An introductory section offers background information on the curriculum's design, links between the core curriculum and French native language instruction, underlying principles of language instruction, the curriculum's objectives and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Course Content, Cultural Context, Cultural Education
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1999
The report, entirely in French, describes Alberta's curriculum for third-year French native language instruction. An introductory section offers background information on the curriculum's design, links between the core curriculum and French native language instruction, underlying principles of language instruction, the curriculum's objectives and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Course Content, Cultural Context, Cultural Education
Epstein, Ruth I.; Xu, Lily X. J. – 2003
Education plays a primary role in ensuring language maintenance and school success in Saskatchewan, Canada, and around the world. Language includes both "standardized" language and vernacular dialects. This document reviews the literature related to teaching English as a Second Dialect in school. The review covers information on the…
Descriptors: Bidialectalism, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Code Switching (Language)
Lectura y Vida: Revista Latinoamericana de Lectura, 1998
The four 1998 issues of the journal on literacy education, entirely in Spanish, include these articles: "The Inevitable Radical Weakness of Language: Some Reflections about Forming Readers and Citizens" (Daniel Goldin); "Relationships among Reading and Writing, Thematic Units, Learning Through Research...In Search of Effective…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Childrens Literature, Classroom Techniques
Hough, David A. – 1997
Ways in which culture in general and cultural change in particular affect approaches to and attitudes toward learning are examined, drawing on both published evidence and personal experience to support the position that changes in underlying technological and economic conditions create differing cultural behaviors, customs, values, beliefs,…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Cross Cultural Studies, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Traits
Campbell, Bernard, Ed. – 1997
The group of case studies details ways in which elementary, middle, and secondary schools in Bradford (England) have responded to recent developments in literacy education and developed whole- school approaches to improving achievement in literacy within multilingual school populations. Case study titles include: "The Literacy Lesson: A…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Case Studies, Cultural Pluralism, Diversity (Student)
