Presented is the report of the gifted child project, conducted in the Decatur public schools, Alabama, from 1969 to 1970, consisting of an inservice program for 83 teachers and administrators and a pilot project in language arts for students in grades 9 and 10 in one high school. It is reported that the three teachers from the pilot project will…

A course is presented which is designed for a student functioning as low as grade four level or with gaps in his knowledge at a very low level, to orient student to program and provide experience in learning skills associated with program materials and instructional support facilities within the training center complex. Following the learning…

The answers to three questions were sought in this study. Does evaluative feedback on the originality of story writing affect originality in subsequent story writing? Does the sex of the student have a significant effect on levels of achievement in originality of story writing? Do reading comprehension levels have a significant effect on levels of…

Samples of letters written by college students are excerpted to demonstrate the deterioration of students' writing skills. The relative unimportance many college students and graduates attach to writing letters of inquiry is emphasized. A checklist is provided to assist students in preparing letters requesting information from colleges and…

Responses to a questionnaire about the language arts teaching practices of 180 grade six teachers in Calgary public schools. Tables of the ten most-used and ten least-used teaching practices are included. (AA)

Discusses a study of fourth-grade students' spelling ability that was conducted in response to reports that students in a particular school district had poor spelling skills. (JC)

Urges that the English teacher learn and use in class the formal outline to help students learn thinking skills that will help in composition and in computer programing. (CRH)

The Nevada English Language Arts Standards are intended to give Nevada children the tools and experiences that will help them not only to succeed in school but also to become lifelong and adept readers, writers, listeners, and speakers. In the first part, the standards are divided by grades K-4 and grades 5-8 and 12, with each of the two sections…

Relates the development and operations of the first educational radio station in a Wisconsin high school. (TO)

A report from the Educational Resources Information Center at the National Council of Teachers of English; includes ERIC abstracts of documents pertinent to this topic. (RD)

Examines three misconceptions teachers and parents make about children and learning to spell: (1) learning to spell is based primarily on a child's knowledge of phonics, (2) learning to spell is a memorization process, and (3) children should not write if they cannot spell words correctly. (HTH)

Suggests an instructional technique called sentence building as a means of developing the ability to write more complex sentences and to read more complex sentences with understanding. (MKM)

Children respond eagerly to opportunities for interaction with television. Discusses the use of television in employing student interest to build language skills and to emphasize that oral and written expression are vital elements of a medium often considered only visual. (Author/RK)