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Fortunate Choices: A Friends' Personality, Gordon Eriksen

Gatherings: Friends of the University Libraries Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Combining Reading And Writing With Science To Enhance Content Area Achievement And Attitudes, Valerie J. Bristor

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Reading through science is different because you are reading and learning science at the same time. And plain reading is boring because you do reading book and when the teacher says group two we have to go up to the reading table. And read for a half hour then she makes us do a reading work sheet about the story we read. And reading science is better because... the activ ties and experiments we did helped me understand science better.

Reading Aloud To Low Achieving Secondary Students, Deborah Phelps Zientarski, Donald D. Pottorff

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Information abounds about the benefits of reading aloud to elementary children (Kimmel and Segel, 1988; Trelease, 1985), but very little has been written on the merits of reading to older students. Undertaking a read aloud project with secondary students, then, is likely to raise questions such as the following: 1) will students be annoyed and feel that listening to a story is not age appropriate?; 2) will reading to students waste valuable time that could be used more wisely in reading and improving comprehension in content materials?; 3) will reading to students really motivate them to want to become independent …

Reading Horizons Vol. 35, No. 1

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Complete issue of Reading Horizons volume 35, issue 1.

Literacy Education In Kindergarten Classrooms, Arne E. Sippola

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

A survey of literature regarding contemporary thought in early literacy acquisition reveals a strong focus upon emergent literacy. Emergent literacy theory asserts that literacy concepts are being developed at virtually all ages. Knowledge of communication functions and forms are being learned as an individual listens and speaks, and makes transactions with print. Life experiences, as well, affect the ways in which we will interpret communicative episodes. All of these are developing as an individual experiences life. No longer do early literacy theorists associate the onset of literacy learning with an age or stage (Raines and Canady, 1990). Literacy acquisition is …

Dialogue Journals As A Vehicle For Preservice Teachers To Experience The Writing Process (I Like Him; Should I Tell Him At Recess?), Mary Ann Wham, Susan Davis Lenski

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Basic to the tenets of wholistic literacy instruction are the beliefs that reading and writing should be relevant to the learner, should serve real-life purposes and, consequently, should be meaningful (Goodman, 1986). Dialogue journals, described as written conversations between two or more people over an extended period of time (Staton, 1988), fit this description. Communication within a dialogue journal is in formal and focuses on topics of mutual interest. They provide an arena for young students that is risk-free and empowering as new readers and writers are encouraged to use their invented spelling and to learn about literacy in an …

Instituting Whole Language: Teacher Power And Practice, Karen F. Thomas, Steven D. Rinehart

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

In response to calls for literacy education reform, many schools across the nation have begun to implement whole language classrooms. This reform has touched off a series of responses from educators regarding teachers' roles, power, and empowerment. Whole language teachers, as co-learners in a learner-centered classroom, assume that language, reading, and writing acquisition are parallel processes that grow out of pursuing meaning in social situations (Harste, 1989; Newman, 1985; Goodman, 1986; McCaslin, 1989).

Children's Literature And Literacy Instruction: "Literature-Based" Elementary Teachers Belief And Practices, Barbara A. Lehman, Evelyn B. Freeman, Virginia G. Allen

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

In recent years, there has been growing interest nation wide among elementary teachers for using children's literature as the core of the reading program. A national survey (Cullinan, 1989) indicated that many states are involved in literature-based initiatives, and some states, led by California, have mandated the use of literature (Alexander, 1987). Therefore, many teachers are making the transition from highly structured commercial reading programs to literature programs that require extensive teacher decision-making regarding materials, grouping, instructional practices, and assessment. Concerns are now being raised in the profession about the nature and appropriateness of some literature-based programs' implementation (Gardner, 1988; …

Gatherings No. 7 Fall 1994, Friends Of The University Libraries

Gatherings: Friends of the University Libraries Newsletter

Complete issue of Gatherings no. 7. Edited by Laurel Grotzinger.

There Is No Such Thing As The Dictionary, David Isaacson

Gatherings: Friends of the University Libraries Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Out Of The Dark Continent, Beatrice Beech

Gatherings: Friends of the University Libraries Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Children's Books, William P. Bintz, Patricia A. Rice

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Mullins, Patrica. 1993. Dinosaur Encore.

Wmu Board Of Trustees Regular Meeting September 30, 1994, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Remarks by the Chair
• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Approval of the Minutes
• Remarks by the President
• Executive Session
• Ratification of Contracts
• WMU/AFSCME Contract
• WMU/MSEA Contract
• Recommendation re Honorary Degree
• Academic and Student Affairs Committee Recommendations
• Grant Report
• Personnel Report
• Budget and Finance Committee Recommendations
• Gift Report
• Personnel Report
• Remarks by the Provost
• Public Comments

Western News, September 29, 1994, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Fall enrollment projection on target, Classes will be canceled for four hours on MLK Day, Improvisational theatre production opens its fourth season of educating students on choices, Butterfield taking seven-week trip to Russia to help dismantle state-run collective farms

Western News, September 22, 1994, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Former three-term governor of Colorado to discuss health care reform in Burian Lecture, Grant to boost number working in rural health care, Two receive NSF award to explore engineering ethics, 'Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds' conference to focus on wholeness of body, mind and spirit, Playwrights lend work for videoproduction to help educate University community about AIDS

Western News, September 15, 1994, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: WMU pledges $1 million to KAAAP, Doctoral program in clinical psychology earns seal of approval from APA, Haenickes to welcome international students, University community can match interests with local needs during Volunteer Opportunities Fair, Hispanic Heritage Month observance to feature address by Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, Worden among seven selected for Hall of Fame

Western News, September 1, 1994, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: University, AFSCME reach tentative three-year pact, Recreation, fieldhouse complex dedicated; other projects moving ahead, Hoger selected as coordinator of Writing Lab, Four-year increase in faculty salaries highest among 15 Doctoral I schools

A Note On Becoming A Feminist Philologist, Sarah Westphal, Janine Rogers

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.

P. J. P. Goldberg, Women, Work, And Life Cycle In A Medieval Economy: Women In York And Yorkshire, C. 1300-1520. Clarendon Press, 1992, Ruth Mazo Karras

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.

Lucia Chiavola Birnbaum, Black Madonnas: Feminism, Religion, And Politics In Italy. Northeastern University Press, 1993, Adela La Barre Starensier

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.

Britton J. Harwood And Gillian R. Overing, Eds., Class And Gender In Early English Literature: Intersections. Indiana University Press, 1994, Ruth Evans

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.

The Greatest Of Evils: Urban Poverty And The American Underclass. Joel A. Devine And James D. Wright.

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Joel A. Devine and James D. Wright. The Greatest of Evils: Urban Poverty and the American Underclass. Hawthorn, NY: Aldine de Gruyter, 1993. $34.95 hardcover; $17.95 papercover.

Designing Community Social Services, John O'Looney

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The literature is reviewed on the qualities of integrated and non-integrated organizational systems. Social service delivery has changed in recent decades such that organizational strategies and structures that may have once been successful no longer appear to be so. As tasks have changed, so too have the technologies that might assist in the more effective delivery of social services. A discussion of how organizational strategies might be designed, so as to link emerging tasks requirements with the ability to effectively use existing and potential technologies, concludes the paper.

Contemporary Political Idealogies. Roger Eatwell And Anthony Wright.

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Roger Eatwell and Anthony Wright (Eds). Contemporary Political Ideologies. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1993. $48.50 hardcover, $16.95.

Review Of Diverging Pathways: Social Structure And Career Deflections. Alan C. Kerkckhoff. Reviewed By Karl L. Alexander, Johns Hopkins University., Karl L. Alexander

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Alan C. Kerckhoff. Diverging Pathways: Social Structure and Career Deflections. Cambridge University Press, 1993. $49.95 hardcover.

Editorial And Remarks, Gary Matthews, Charles Guzzeta

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

No abstract provided.

Public Child Welfare Professionals - Those Who Stay, Rhonda Reagh

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Public child welfare workers-especially those working in the "trenches" -are the life blood of child protection. Yet, the ever present challenge is keeping committed and talented professionals in the field. This article is based on a 1990 study which examined the phenomena of staying in the field through the eyes of the professionals who have done so. The study investigated the life histories and work experiences of 18 selected child welfare workers in a mid-western state through data gathered from in-depth written and oral life histories. Findings provide insight into the world of the child welfare worker.

The Effect Of Corporatism On Contemporary Public Attitudes To Welfare, Michael Wearing

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This article examines evidence for the possible link between public support for increased spending on government welfare programs and the strength of government welfare intervention in six OECD countries; Austria, Germany, Britain, the USA, Australia and Italy. Data is used from a 1985 international survey to question the congruence between the public's support for state welfare and the degree of corporatism as an indicator of state intervention in these countries. The concept of corporatism is limited to an analytic device that indicates the form of state intervention and policy making in particular historical periods and within sectors of state activity. …

Markets And Managers: New Issues In The Livery Of Welfare. Peter Taylor-Gooby And Robyn Lawson.

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Peter Taylor-Gooby and Robyn Lawson (Eds.). Markets and Managers: New Issues in the Delivery of Welfare. Buckingham, England: Open University Press, 1993. $27.50 papercover. (Distributed in the United States by Taylor and Francis, 1900 Frost Road, Bristol, PA 19007)

Racial Differences In Timing And Factors Associated With Retirement, Namkee G. Choi

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Utilizing data from the 1968-1987 interview waves of the Panel Studies of Income Dynamics, this paper analyzes the racial differences in timing and factors associated with the retirement of a sample of 408 male workers. The analysis of the timing of retirement shows that black males past age 60 have a lower retirement rate than white males. Multivariate logit analysis also indicates that disability is a reason for retirement of both black and white males. In addition, white males who desire for leisure and black males with lower economic status are found to be more likely to retire.