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Lowe, Phyllis; And Others – 1977
This module, one of ten competency based modules developed for vocational home economics teachers, is based on a job cluster in household textiles maintenance. It is designed for use with various types of learners such as the handicapped, slow-learners, high school students in grades 9-12, and adults including senior citizens. Focusing on the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Behavioral Objectives, Cleaning, Cognitive Tests
JONES, KIRKLAND C., ED. – 1968
STUDENTS' APPRECIATION OF LITERATURE SHOULD BE THE ENGLISH TEACHER'S PRIMARY GOAL IN PRESENTING A NOVEL IN THE CLASSROOM, AND REALIZATION OF THAT GOAL DEPENDS UPON APPROPRIATE ADAPTATION OF TEACHING TECHNIQUES TO THE STRUCTURE AND THEME OF A LITERARY WORK. GEORGE LEVINE, IN "ON TEACHING LITERATURE" (SEE TE 000 393.), SUGGESTS THAT THE TEACHER MAY…
Descriptors: Athletics, English Instruction, High Schools, Induction
Howes, Virgil M. – 1970
This collection includes essays on individualizing reading (IR) and the language arts and individualizing social studies in elementary school education. Several essays explain the purposes of IR. Teachers who have used such a program explain how they did it and why they felt it successful. Supplementing these essays are reports of individualized…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Disadvantaged, Individual Instruction, Individualized Instruction
Dawson, George G., Ed. – 1971
Examples of effective economics teaching from kindergarten through college, contained in this eighth volume of the Joint Council for Economic Education series, are selected from the 1969-70 entries in the Kazanjian Foundation Awards Program for the teaching of economics. Arranged by grade level, these 18 descriptions of original, teacher-developed…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Curriculum Development, Economics, Economics Education
Sackmary, Arnold, Ed.; Winters, Stanley A., Ed. – 1969
The collection of readings on the slow learner contains articles on understanding the educable adolescent, the interdisciplinary approach, organizing experience units for the educable mentally handicapped, operant conditioning techniques to establish motivation, and curriculum ideas. Included are discussions of developmental schedules of…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Curriculum Development, Employer Attitudes, Exceptional Child Education
Cornelius, Michael, Ed. – 1982
This collection of 10 papers aims to provide teachers at all levels with ideas on a number of important aspects of mathematics education. The Report of the Committee on Inquiry into the Teaching of Mathematics (Cockcroft Report) has provoked wide discussion in England, and the papers examine some contemporary issues in school mathematics in light…
Descriptors: Calculators, Educational Needs, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education
Bordan, Sylvia Diane – 1970
Shared creative involvement in playwriting is the focus of this book which presents seven sample plays and suggests techniques for motivating and guiding children in classroom playwriting. Included are (1) a discussion of the general benefits derived by all kinds of students from participation in playwriting, plus specific guidelines for…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Behavior Development, Choral Speaking, Class Activities
Kentucky State Dept. of Education, Frankfort. – 1968
Twenty-nine articles in this publication describe the efforts of Kentucky educators to keep pace with accelerating educational change and recognize the outstanding work of local school systems and individual teachers. New directions in English programs are discussed first: the flexibility provided by English electives and individualized…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Applied Linguistics, College Preparation, Creative Writing
Otto, Wayne; Andersen, Dan W. – 1969
A survey of studies on handwriting is undertaken in this research review. Sources of information on the history of handwriting from its earliest beginnings to present attitudes toward it are indicated. Also discussed are research findings on the handwriting act (hand movement, handwriting instruments, and penmanship), the handwriting product (in…
Descriptors: Cursive Writing, Educational Research, English Instruction, Handwriting
Roucek, Joseph S., Ed. – 1969
Papers on the slow learner treat physical defects and learning abilities, social and economic background as an obstacle to learning, the causes of dropouts and lapses in study, and the limitations and potential of the ungifted. The contribution interest in the slow learner has made to education is discussed; also discussed are problems of the…
Descriptors: Blacks, Counseling, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropouts
Salomone, Ronald E., Ed. – FOCUS: Teaching English Language Arts, 1986
Intended for teachers of the English language arts, the articles in this issue offer suggestions and techniques for teaching the low level achiever. Titles and authors of the articles are as follows: (1) "A Point to Ponder" (Rachel Martin); (2) "Tracking: A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy of Failure for the Low Level Achiever" (James Christopher Davis);…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Creativity, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction
Holbrook, David – 1964
This discussion of teaching the disadvantaged is based on the conviction that sympathetic respect and the imaginative-creative element in teaching are the most important and efficient ways to develop the capacities of backward children. The first part of the volume is concerned with (1) the teacher's personal problems in approaching backward…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Creative Teaching, Disadvantaged, Dramatics
YEATER, L.W. – 1967
THE CARTERET COUNTY MARINE SCIENCE PROJECT OFFERS THE SCIENCE TEACHER THE MEANS OF PROVIDING A DIRECTED DISCOVERY, FIELD-ORIENTED APPROACH TO THE STUDY OF OCEANOLOGY. SPECIALISTS PROVIDE AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS, AND DO THE PLANNING, ORGANIZATION, AND DIRECTION OF PRACTIAL FIELD EXPERIENCES. FOLLOWING THE FIELD EXPERIENCE, A MARINE SCIENCE PROJECT…
Descriptors: Biology, Discovery Processes, Educational Media, Educational Planning
Cleveland Heights - University Heights City School District, Cleveland Heights, OH.
This presentation of a thematic approach to the teaching of literature, language, and composition in grades 7-9 begins with an overview and rationale for the approach, a general statement of course content, and a discussion of those resources which influenced the formation of the program. The thematic programs in literature for high ability and…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Curriculum Guides, English Instruction, Grade 7
Siegel, Ernest – 1969
Designed for regular classroom teachers, the book concerns the minimally handicapped child. Concepts discussed are an introduction to special education and the problems of the mildly handicapped child who is mentally retarded, brain injured, or emotionally disturbed, and techniques to aid the teacher with student problems of self-concept, anxiety,…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Behavior, Classroom Techniques, Community Programs
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