This narrative inquiry aims to better understand and document how a bilingual Latina preservice elementary teacher's experiences as an immigrant student and English learner (EL) inform the construction of her professional identity and practice as an English language arts (ELA) educator. Although the study participant voices a lack of confidence,…

Article lists activities that can turn the morning paper into a comprehensive language arts program. (Editor)

Recounts an experience with a ten-year-old American Indian boy and expresses hope for increased understanding of the cultural differences--and similarities--between Indian children and other children. (DD)

Article considered the ingredients for effective teaching of language arts. (RK)

Reviews recent innovations in language arts instruction and provides lists of materials children read and books children might make. (DD)

Part of a continuing series. (SK)

The present Show and Tell'' can be better used for providing a language experience and shared experiences in the classroom. (MM)

Describes an elementary school program that uses Latin to enrich students' learning in literature, language, and writing. (HTH)

This resource book is one in a series containing lesson plans for grades 1-3 designed to support children's literature books sharing familiar social studies themes. "Celebrations" presents eight different children's books related to the theme. For each book social studies concepts are presented, followed by four activities called "windows." Some…

A PROGRAM WAS INSTITUTED FOR IMPROVING EDUCATION FOR CULTURALLY DIFFERENT CHILDREN THROUGH INTENSIVE LANGUAGE ARTS INSTRUCTION USING SPECIAL TEACHERS SKILLED IN THE LANGUAGE ARTS. ITS PURPOSES WERE TO CREATE--AN IMPROVED ENVIRONMENT, INCREASED TEACHER EFFICIENCY, INCREASED INTEREST AND SUPPORT FROM PARENTS, AND A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEED…

This article describes a course in ancient Egyptian studies for gifted elementary students. The course incorporates social studies, science, math, language, reading/writing, and art activities. Students study history and development of Egyptian culture, reading and writing with glyphs, and analyzing and evaluating Egyptian hieroglyphic writing.…

Intended to introduce students to the most dynamic aspects of language and to help them see the metaphors of poetry from a perspective beyond poetry, this book offers background information for class discussion on the pervasiveness of metaphors, giving examples of how metaphors underlie folk expressions, proverbs, riddles, cliches, and slang, and…

IN ORDER TO ENHANCE THE SPEAKING ABILITY OF THE STUDENT, TO HELP HIM DEVELOP READING AND WRITING SKILLS, AND TO AID HIM IN ACQUIRING BETTER TECHNIQUES IN SPANISH, SUGGESTIONS ARE MADE TO THE TEACHER REGARDING THE USE OF THIS VOLUME. SUCH SUGGESTIONS INCLUDE CHORAL AND DOUBLE REPETITION, A READING OF MATERIAL PREVIOUSLY MEMORIZED, AND A VARIED…

Urges educators to utilize metaphors in language instruction. Two experiments support this position. The results of the first experiment reveal that students learn lexical items more efficiently if presented in metaphors. The results of the second experiment indicate the usefulness of metaphors in developing students' critical thinking. (CFM)