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Download full textDuffy, Gerald G., Ed. – 1974
Designed as a practical, field-oriented handbook for the middle school teacher, this book delineates the positive effects of the middle school upon the learner, the content teacher, and the reading teacher. Part one discusses the unique characteristics of middle schools and middle school pupils; part two focuses on the organizational problems of…
Descriptors: Instructional Programs, Intermediate Grades, Middle Schools, Reading
Upper Cumberland Reading Project, Baxter, TN. – 1974
Developed by the staff of the Upper Cumberland Reading Project, which was funded by Title III of the Elementary Secondary Education Act, this document focuses on reading instruction. It contains (1) a unit of study on the history and geography of the Upper Cumberlands, on famous Upper Cumberland natives, and on historic but little known places and…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Geography, History, Human Geography
Earle, Richard A. – 1976
This monograph is designed to furnish classroom teachers with insight and ideas for teaching reading more carefully by emphasizing the what and how aspects of instruction. It is written for the teacher of mathematics in the middle and secondary grades who realizes the important relationship between effective reading skills and learning…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Content Area Reading, Instructional Materials, Intermediate Grades
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Bureau of Curriculum Development. – 1971
This comprehensive teachers' manual was designed to acquaint New York City school teachers with the philosophy, techniques, and materials of teaching English as a second language to pupils in the middle grades. The contents include; (1) basic considerations of language learning; (2) English structure; (3) samples of oral pattern practice drills;…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Interference (Language), Intermediate Grades, Language Ability
Far West Lab. for Educational Research and Development, San Francisco, CA. – 1974
The purpose of this teaching unit is to improve the reading skills of fifth grade students, particularly reading comprehension, by increasing their knowledge about how language works. The three sections of the unit introduce the students to the concepts of context clues and paraphrasing (words, sentences, paragraphs, and stories) and give the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Objectives, Context Clues, Grade 5, Intermediate Grades
PDF pending restorationConforti, Diane; Feeley, Dot – 1974
This guide describes where specific skills are emphasized in the three reading texts (published by Ginn, Holt, and Lyons and Carnhan) used in the intermediate grades in the Stoneham (Massachusetts) Public School System. The four major sections of the book are color-coded and include phonetic and structural analysis, vocabulary development, study…
Descriptors: Educational Media, Instructional Materials, Intermediate Grades, Problem Solving
PDF pending restorationWong, Florence; Bowling, Barbara – 1970
One of a series prepared by the Hawaii Newspaper Agency, this teaching guide offers suggestions for using the newspaper to teach remedial reading to junior high school students. Program A discusses a reading program built on motivation and contemporary materials to reach students who are completely turned off by standard reading books. Program B…
Descriptors: Intermediate Grades, Junior High School Students, Newspapers, Reading Instruction
Wilmington Public Schools, MA. – 1976
This curriculum guide is based on the belief that a reading program should help students develop the skills needed to read with ease and satisfaction, learn to use reading as a tool for learning, and develop an appreciation of literature and a lifelong interest in reading. Chapters deal with study skills, reading in the content areas, literature,…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Creative Reading, Critical Reading, Curriculum Guides
Indiana State Dept. of Public Instruction, Indianapolis. Div. of Reading Effectiveness. – 1975
This guide offers suggestions for an all-school reading program focusing on four areas of instruction: a diagnostic-prescriptive instructional reading program, a content area instructional reading program, a recreational-leisure reading program, and an efficiency-study skills reading program. Techniques for diagnostic-prescriptive reading include…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Home Economics, Intermediate Grades, Mathematics Instruction
Hawaii State Dept. of Education, Honolulu. Office of Instructional Services. – 1984
Outlined are the following 11 successful programs, projects, and activities functioning in Hawaii's intermediate schools: Alternative Learning Center (Waipahu and Pearl City Highlands); Career Awareness Exploring through Basic Practical Arts; Career Education Guidance (Kailua); Creating a Positive School Climate; Learning through the Arts;…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Bilingual Teachers, Career Awareness, Career Guidance
Spanish Curricula Development Center, Miami Beach, FL. – 1977
Reflecting the theme "our community", this unit consists of Kits 1-4 which are organized in three sections: reading, language analysis, and creative expression. The reading section includes two readers which contain three poems and five stories dealing with a grandmother's efforts to help support the family, a female pilot who successfully lands a…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Childrens Literature, Creative Expression, Elementary Education
Mallett, Jerry J. – 1976
This publication provides games for teachers to make and to use with students in grades four through eight, for the purpose of teaching specific reading skills. The games are organized according to several developmental reading skills: sight word knowledge, phonetic analysis, structural analysis, context-clue use, literal comprehension,…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Context Clues, Critical Reading, Guides
Spanish Curricula Development Center, Miami Beach, FL. – 1977
Focusing on the community, this Spanish as a Second Language unit provides the English-dominant child with the structures and vocabulary needed for effective communication in a bilingual environment. The instructional and assessment activities help the child build concepts in his new language through formal and informal language experiences.…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Decoding (Reading), Elementary Education, Grammar
