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Hudson, Lee, Ed.; And Others – 1977
More than 800 publications released from 1911 through 1975 dealing with the oral interpretation of literature are listed in this index. The publications are divided into four major groups: books, collected essays, articles, and theses and dissertations. Within each grouping, items are listed in chronological order according to publication date. A…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Choral Speaking, Doctoral Dissertations, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textAbrahamson, Richard F. – 1977
In an eleventh-grade unit, students studied and practiced the art of storytelling and then went into elementary classrooms to tell stories to first-grade and second-grade children. Students prepared for the storytelling sessions by reading books on storytelling techniques, inviting a local storyteller to class and then videotaping and studying her…
Descriptors: Books, Child Development, Childrens Literature, Elementary School Students
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1982
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 25 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) the development of American theatre management practices between 1830 and 1896; (2) the aesthetics of audience response; (3) P. Picasso as a theatrical…
Descriptors: Acting, Annotated Bibliographies, Art, Blacks
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1978
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 16 titles deal with the following topics: an examination of inexperienced actors performing the plays of William Shakespeare; an investigation of the philosophies and practices of a summer theatre producer and manager; the…
Descriptors: Acting, Annotated Bibliographies, Children, Creative Dramatics
CRISP, RAYMOND D., ED. – 1968
THIS BULLETIN REPORTS ON CURRENT AND COMPLETED RESEARCH PROJECTS, BOTH IN PROGRESS AND COMPLETED, OF THE ILLINOIS-STATE-WIDE CURRICULUM STUDY CENTER IN THE PREPARATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL ENGLISH TEACHERS (ISCPET). FOLLOWING AN INTRODUCTION WHICH EXPLAINS ISCPET AND ITS CONCERNS, THE SPECIAL RESEARCH STUDIES PRESENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION ARE…
Descriptors: Classical Literature, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Research, Curriculum Study Centers
Speech Communication Association, New York, NY. – 1967
Brief discussions in this pamphlet suggest educational and career opportunities in the following fields of speech communication: rhetoric, public address, and communication; theatre, drama, and oral interpretation; radio, television, and film; speech pathology and audiology; speech science, phonetics, and linguistics; and speech education.…
Descriptors: Audiology, Careers, Communication (Thought Transfer), Drama
Roach, Helen – 1970
Surveying 75 years of accomplishment in the field of spoken recording, this reference work critically evaluates commercially available recordings selected for excellence of execution, literary or historical merit, interest, and entertainment value. Some types of spoken records included are early recording, documentaries, lectures, interviews,…
Descriptors: Audiodisc Recordings, Biblical Literature, Children, Drama
Speech Communication Association, New York, NY. – 1967
Brief discussions in this pamphlet suggest educational and career opportunities in the following fields of speech communication: rhetoric, public address, and communication; theatre, drama, and oral interpretation; radio, television, and film; speech pathology and audiology; speech science, phonetics, and linguistics; and speech education.…
Descriptors: Audiology, Careers, Communication (Thought Transfer), Drama
Peer reviewedHelmstetter, Ann – Journal of Reading, 1987
Reveals the phases through which an apathetic eighth-grade class of poor readers went on their way to becoming active learners. The phases included: (1) discussing attitudes and goals; (2) positive environment; (3) sharing literature through oral reading; (4) reading for an audience; and (5) active learning. (SKC)
Descriptors: Grade 8, Learning Motivation, Literature Appreciation, Middle Schools
Buchberg, Wendy – 2002
Based on James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier's novel "My Brother Sam Is Dead," this lesson plan presents activities designed to help students understand that one way to learn about the past is to read historical novels; and that some people take one side or another in a war or other conflict, and some find themselves caught in the…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Characterization, Class Activities, Colonial History (United States)
Peer reviewedKlos, Martin; And Others – Journal of Medical Education, 1983
Audiotape recordings of undergraduate and postgraduate students' case presentations were evaluated according to specific criteria. It was found that: most are of reasonable length but lacking certain content areas; women are interrupted more frequently than men during the presentation; and third-year residents were no more skilled than first-year…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Communication Skills, Evaluation Criteria, Graduate Medical Students
Peer reviewedMcKay, Roberta – Canadian Social Studies, 1997
Recommends using "Readers' Theater" as an interdisciplinary approach to social studies. Maintains that the format lends itself to the examination of social issues and current events while it provides opportunities for a variety of learning styles. Briefly discusses Jan Truss' book, "A Very Small Rebellion." (MJP)
Descriptors: Creative Teaching, Curriculum Enrichment, Drama, Elementary Secondary Education
Kazemek, Francis E. – 1992
The views and practices of literacy advocates who focus on workplace literacy foster an impoverished understanding of adult literacy and, ultimately, life itself. They reduce literacy to something that is "functional" in the reductive sense of serving someone else's ends as a functionary. A "functionally literate" person is a consumer of someone…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Functional Literacy, Functional Reading
Matthews, Dorothy, Ed. – Illinois English Bulletin, 1983
Approached from a variety of perspectives, the first nine articles in this special journal issue focus on teaching the short story. Specific topics discussed in the articles are (1) the AIM game as a prereading strategy for teaching the short story, (2) short story readers and writers as partners in the act of artistic communication, (3) oral…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Correctional Education, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction
Sillars, Malcolm O. – 1980
The primary goal of speech communication teachers should be to help students learn to analyze and communicate information in interpersonal, group, and public situations--a goal that can be reached only through a mixture of lecture, lecture/discussion, and performance approaches. Although administrators are currently proposing higher…
Descriptors: Change, Communication Skills, Educational Objectives, Financial Problems
