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The Individualized Program In The Elementary School, Ernest D. Logan Dec 1965

The Individualized Program In The Elementary School, Ernest D. Logan

Graduate Student Research Papers

It is the purpose of this paper to show how democratic processes can be incorporated into the school curriculum in the elementary school by use of the individualized program of instruction.


Identifying The Growth And Development Of Children Ten Years Old And Some Suggested Classroom Methods For Aiding Their Growth And Development, Donald F. Jeffery Aug 1965

Identifying The Growth And Development Of Children Ten Years Old And Some Suggested Classroom Methods For Aiding Their Growth And Development, Donald F. Jeffery

Graduate Student Research Papers

It was the purpose of this study (1) to identify the ten-year-old child by his growth and development; (2) to provide some teaching suggestions for aiding their growth and development in the classroom; (3) to provide a reference to aid the teacher in meeting these needs; and (4) to better inform the author of the characteristics of this age group.


Educating The Child Toward Good Citizenship Values In The Elementary School, James Edward Stradinger Jul 1965

Educating The Child Toward Good Citizenship Values In The Elementary School, James Edward Stradinger

Graduate Student Research Papers

The purpose of this study is to present information pertinent to education for citizenship training in the elementary schools. This paper attempts to give suggested ideas for the improvement of: (1) respect for law, (2) loyalty and patriotism, (3) respect for self and others, (4) the development of attitudes and values, and (5) the teacher's general background with regard to citizenship training.


Listening Skills In The Elementary School, Ted M. Hendrickson Aug 1964

Listening Skills In The Elementary School, Ted M. Hendrickson

Graduate Student Research Papers

The purpose of this research paper is, 1) to review the literature and to establish the need for teaching listening skills, 2) to select the listening skills which should be taught in an intermediate classroom, and 3) to develop a specific program of instruction in these listening skills which will (a) utilize the facilities of a modern listening center, and (b) be adequate and functional for the students and teachers at the intermediate level in Sunset Elementary School, Selah, Washington.


A Longitudinal Program Of Individualized Arithmetic Instruction In Grades Four, Five And Six, Charles Gordon Libby Jul 1964

A Longitudinal Program Of Individualized Arithmetic Instruction In Grades Four, Five And Six, Charles Gordon Libby

Graduate Student Research Papers

It was the purpose of this research paper to develop a longitudinal program of individualized instruction in arithmetic that (1) would meet the individual needs of children in grades four, five and six; (2) could be used in a graded elementary school situation; and (3) could be adapted to the Scott Foresman program of mathematics.


Enrichment And Supplemental Materials In An Adequate Reading Program In Grades One Through Five, John C. Ayers Aug 1963

Enrichment And Supplemental Materials In An Adequate Reading Program In Grades One Through Five, John C. Ayers

Graduate Student Research Papers

It was the purpose of this study to consider materials for enrichment and supplemental purposes to strengthen the present reading program as it now exists in the Castle Rock Elementary School. The writer has found, however, that while materials do have a prominent role in reading, materials alone can not support an adequate program unless a more complete picture of the reading process is established and operating. This study will therefore concern itself with supplemental and enrichment materials as an integral part of the complete program and not necessarily as entities in themselves.


The Proposed Reorganization Of Centralia's Elementary Music Program, Ronald J. Brumbaugh Aug 1963

The Proposed Reorganization Of Centralia's Elementary Music Program, Ronald J. Brumbaugh

Graduate Student Research Papers

It was the purpose of this study (1) to compare the aims and objectives of various state and district elementary music programs; (2) to investigate published materials on the function of the classroom teacher and the music specialist; and (3) to formulate a progressive elementary music program for the Centralia, Washington Public Schools.


The Process Of Conceptualizing Taught Through The Social Studies And Examples Of Concepts Related To The Sixth Grade Study Of The South American Nation, Brazil, Ruth Black Cole Dec 1962

The Process Of Conceptualizing Taught Through The Social Studies And Examples Of Concepts Related To The Sixth Grade Study Of The South American Nation, Brazil, Ruth Black Cole

Graduate Student Research Papers

It was the purpose of this study (1) to show the need for planned teaching of concepts; (2) to offer procedures for teaching concepts through the social studies; and (3) to suggest some concepts as thought provoking points of departure for sixth grade teachers of the social studies.


The Unsure Singer In The Primary Grades, Jane Troth Jones Aug 1962

The Unsure Singer In The Primary Grades, Jane Troth Jones

Graduate Student Research Papers

This paper will attempt to present a method of dealing with the unsure singer which can be used by classroom teachers or the music specialist. The various activities outlined have proven somewhat successful in correcting this problem with the singing voilces of primary children. A paper or thesis could be written on the progress of individual children. However, it will be the intent here to present ways of handling the problem so that the average classroom teacher may work with the unsure singers. Host of the ideas have been tried out successfully with first and second grade classrooms in Eugene, …


The Role Of The Elementary Principle In School-Community Relations, Joseph John Batali Jr. Mar 1962

The Role Of The Elementary Principle In School-Community Relations, Joseph John Batali Jr.

Graduate Student Research Papers

It was the purpose of this study to determine the role of the elementary principal in the school-community relations program. More specifically, the study considered the following questions: 1. What is the leadership function of the elementary principal in the school-community relations program? 2. What is the relationship of the elementary principal to teachers in the school-community relations program? 3. What is the relationship of the elementary principal to parents in the school-community relations program?


Utilizing Educational Television In The Elementary Curriculum, Melvin Lee Beauchamp Aug 1961

Utilizing Educational Television In The Elementary Curriculum, Melvin Lee Beauchamp

Graduate Student Research Papers

The purpose of this study was (1) to review current literature on educational television and the progress being made and (2) to establish ways of utilizing this media in the elementary curriculum.


A Study Of The Values And Problems Relative To The Use Of Parents And Other Resource Persons In The Elementary School Social Studies Program, Evelyn L. Larson Aug 1961

A Study Of The Values And Problems Relative To The Use Of Parents And Other Resource Persons In The Elementary School Social Studies Program, Evelyn L. Larson

Graduate Student Research Papers

One of the purposes of this study was to find if the use of resource persons is a valuable and sound method of teaching. Another purpose was to find the values of such teaching to the child, to the teacher and to the parent. Is it a justifiable technique for developing the purposes and reaching the goals of a well planned social studies program? Another purpose was to expose the problems involved in the use of this method and to try to solve at least some of them.


A Suggested Four-Point Pupil Progress Reporting System For The Eastmont Elementary Schools, Richard E. Allstot Jun 1961

A Suggested Four-Point Pupil Progress Reporting System For The Eastmont Elementary Schools, Richard E. Allstot

Graduate Student Research Papers

The purpose of this study was (1) to develop a suggested pupil progress reporting system for the Eastmont School District and (2) to survey the literature of acceptable progress reporting systems which may be adjustable to the elementary schools of the Eastmont School District.