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Inservice For Elementary Teachers: Activities And Techniques To Motivate Readers, Beverly R. Pontius Jan 1979

Inservice For Elementary Teachers: Activities And Techniques To Motivate Readers, Beverly R. Pontius

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The purpose of this study is to provide an inservice course of study for teachers of children in grades one through six. The activities and techniques are designed to motivate children who are below grade level in reading and help them develop an interest in reading in the hope that reading may become a pleasure in their lives.


Reading Enrichment Activities For Gifted First, Second, And Third Grade Children, Beverly Staneart Doleac Jan 1979

Reading Enrichment Activities For Gifted First, Second, And Third Grade Children, Beverly Staneart Doleac

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A teacher's manual of reading enrichment activities was developed for use by reading specialists. The manual contains activities geared towards primary-aged children reading at least two years above grade level. It is divided into four focal units, each based on a different area of children's literature. Bloom's Taxonomy at the higher levels is used to classify the specific learning activities suggested in the focal units. A children's bibliography is included for each unit. Teacher resources on the gifted are also listed.


A Teaching Strategy Using Visual Literacy Skills In Grades Four Through Six, Mark Truman Collins Jan 1979

A Teaching Strategy Using Visual Literacy Skills In Grades Four Through Six, Mark Truman Collins

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The purpose of the project was to develop a brief curriculum which would provide classroom activities related to visual literacy. The project was focused on grades four, five, and six. Visual literacy activities were developed to be used as learning experiences to develop specific visual skills. Other activities were also developed to be used as teaching aids in the subject areas of language arts and reading. The lessons were then tested on a limited basis in classroom situations. The results of the tests showed the activities to be functional and motivational.