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A Program For Teaching Composition In The Elementary School, Sharon Maxine Mcconnell
A Program For Teaching Composition In The Elementary School, Sharon Maxine Mcconnell
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Methods and procedures for teaching composition in the elementary school were developed. Current methods of teaching writing were combined with classical rhetorical modes to provide integrated and comprehensive writing experiences for elementary students. Step-by-step directions are provided for the teacher, from prewriting activities to publication of student writing. Each procedure contains a writing experience in the narrative, descriptive, expository, or persuasive mode, each using the writing "process'' to reach a final product.
A Language Arts Based Curriculum Model For The Talented- Grade 6, Bruce Edward Holway
A Language Arts Based Curriculum Model For The Talented- Grade 6, Bruce Edward Holway
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An investigation into the cognitive and affective characteristics and needs of talented students has resulted in the creation of a working model for a language arts based curriculum for students in grade six. This project identifies the essential components of programs for the education of the academically talented and demonstrates how these ingredients interact in practice. The process for selecting concepts and related content in English, reading and social studies is explained. Suggestions for designing materials and for utilizing commercially prepared lessons are provided.
Success: A Reading And Writing Program Compared To A Basal Reader Program, Helen Jansen
Success: A Reading And Writing Program Compared To A Basal Reader Program, Helen Jansen
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The Wentzville R-IV School District initiated a pilot program using the SUCCESS in Reading a nd Writing approach to teaching reading in the Fall of 1984. This study was conducted to compare the effects of the SUCCESS approach on the vocabulary , comprehension , attitudes , and behavior of the students participating in the pilot program to those who were taught in the Houghton-Mifflin basal reading program . It was predicted that students who experienced instruction i n the SUCCESS app roach would achieve significantly greater gains in vocabulary and comprehension . It was also predicted that the SUCCESS students …