This document, produced by a committee of teachers in language arts, includes a program description with pertinent extracts from the school district philosophy, as well as major goals and objectives. Curricular objectives state what a student should know, demonstrate, or be able to do in the areas of writing, literature, speaking, and listening.…

This paper describes a language arts program assessment project in the Seattle schools. Among the topics discussed are the following: the history of the project; developing and implementing the model; a description of the model; relating goals, objectives, and instruments; observations from project participants; and the project critique. While the…

This curriculum guide was developed according to the convictions that all language skills complement and reinforce each other, that the pupil should learn to use these skills as a means of communicating effectively, that the language program should help the pupil utilize the language skills in all other areas of study, and the the ultimate goal of…

Three skills of written expression--composition, mechanics, and grammar--are the focus of this guide for elementary grades. The goal for these areas is for all students to learn how to use the skills of composing and editing appropriate to their age and level of individual development. Within the categories of composition, mechanics, and grammar,…

This paper discusses available materials for teaching listening skills at various instructional levels. (1) Recordings--"Let's Listen," a recording of sounds, emphasizes stimulation, with one band allowing students to hear their own voices as well as other human voices. "Sounds and Images" permits students to listen to various recorded sound…

This book is an attempt to understand the extension of rhetoric in many directions, not only as a subject matter but also as an analyzing, organizing, and liberating agent. Chapter One is intended as a general introduction to rhetoric, with some account by means of illustrations of its possibilities within what is an expected range. Chapter Two is…

A teachers experience in teaching disadvantaged children to write creatively is described. Conclusions drawn are that teachers must learn to accept the language of the children; children should be allowed to invent the language by which they manage their own world; no arbitrary limits should be placed on the range of experience and language used…

The following book on composition in the elementary school grows out of the activities of the Tri-University Project (now called the Nebraska TTT Institute in Elementary Education). The project is concerned with improving the education of young children by working to improve the education of the teachers in Higher Education who educate the…

The purpose of this study was to identify and describe major trends in American rhetoric during the nineteenth century. Elements of traditional rhetoric--invention, arrangement, style, memory, and delivery--were examined. Subobjectives involved (1) a verification of the extensive use of certain textbooks, (2) an identification of the addition or…

An advanced speech course, structured around individual needs of students with some experience in interscholastic competition is outlined. Individual interests and skills development in interpretative speaking, original oratory, extemporaneous speaking, and legislative debate are pursued. Presented are: Performance Objectives; Course Content;…

This instructor's manual explains the premise on which the text is based: that ideas on a particular topic are made up of input from several perspectives. The authors disclaim that the manual is telling teachers how to teach the text. Instead, the manual, like the textbook, is a series of "probes": suggestions to stimulate thinking and discussion.…

GRADES OR AGES: All elementary grades. SUBJECT MATTER: Critical reading. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The six short introductory sections are 1) foreword; 2) background of workshop; 3) comprehension--a constellation of many facts; 4) sample story; 5) critical comprehension exercises; and 6) critical reading lesson plan critiques. There…

A study conducted at the University of North Dakota to determine the extent of language arts learnings in beginning shorthand for 232 eleventh grade students revealed that Gregg Shorthand does foster a significant degree of learning in the language arts, justifying offering shorthand at the secondary level. (BP)

During the Bicentennial Celebration, the lives and roles of women in American history should be researched and read about. (JH)