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A Language Arts Project Involving The Construction Of A Solar Greenhouse By Navajo Children, Daniel J. Mclaughlin

MA TESOL Collection

This paper, in three parts, explains why and how fifth and sixth grade students at a Navajo bilingual elementary school in New Mexico built a solar greenhouse as a language arts project. The first part catalogues the English speaking, reading, and writing needs of the children. It details the rationale behind building a greenhouse to address these needs. The second part is the greenhouse project itself. It contains English lessons which the students used as guidelines for planning and building the greenhouse structure. The third part, found in the Appendix, contains one of the students' workbooks.

I hope this serves …

Comparisons Of The Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test And The Wechsler Intelligence Scale For Children-Revised With Late Elementary Aged Children, David Hughes

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of the study was to compare the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT) and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) in an effort to establish an estimate of the similarity between the two measures. The sample included 194 nine, ten, and eleven year old children referred to the University’s Psychological Clinic. There were 100 males and 94 females with a mean age of 10 years and six months. Out of the 194 children, 106 were white, 46 black and 42 of unknown race. Pearson Product Moment Correlations were performed between the PPVT IQ and the WISC-R variables. As …

Materials In The Billingual Kindergarten: Student Teaching At The Carew Street School, Diane Wunderlich

MA TESOL Collection

No abstract provided.

An Analysis Of Basal Preprimers In Terms Of Factors Determining Their Difficulty, Virginia Brunson

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of the study is twofold:

I. To make a comparative analysis of recently published preprimerrs from the standpoint of:

A. Relation of the content of the picture to the content of the printed text.

B. Style of writing

C. Elements of interst

D. Vocabulary burden

II. To evaluate the difficulty and relative merit of the preprimers analyzed.

A Study Of The Nursery Schools Conducted At Western Kentucky Teachers College In 1934 And 1935, Ethel Barnard

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

As a result of the recent rapid increase in number of nursery schools in the United States a great deal of interest in nursery education has been evinced. The purpose of this study is to present a descriptive sketch of the nursery schools conducted at Western Kentucky Teachers College in such a manner that some results of the work may be shown.

Ua37/23 Whas Broadcast No. 18, Whas, Western Kentucky University, Earl Moore

WKU Administration Documents

Script for weekly WKU broadcast on WHAS radio. This show included Earl Moore, Carolyn Seward, Sarah Taylor, Geraldine Stephan and W.L. Matthews.

Offero, The Giant: A Christmas-Eve Story, Elizabeth Harrison

Elizabeth Harrison’s Writings

This children's story tells the tale of Offero, the Giant, "the tallest and strongest man" in the world, who sets out to find the greatest ruler on Earth. While on his journey, he learns of Jesus Christ.

The Stone Cutter: A Japanese Legend, Elizabeth Harrison, Francis M. Arnold

Elizabeth Harrison’s Writings

A retelling of a traditional Japanese tale in which a discontented stonecutter is never satisfied although his every wish is granted by Buddha. At last, through experience, Hashnu learns the lesson Buddha has been teaching.

How Little Cedric Became A Knight, Elizabeth Harrison

Elizabeth Harrison’s Writings

This children's tale tells the story of Cedric, a little boy who wishes to become a knight by being kind, noble, and brave.

In Story-Land, Elizabeth Harrison

Elizabeth Harrison’s Writings

Twelfth Edition.

Preface

It is not expected that the stories in this book will be told in their present form to Kindergarten children, as experience has shown that each Kindergartner must modify her story to suit the needs and capacities of her children, and must learn to take from any story just so much as may be helpful to her in creating a fresh story for the occasion. It is hoped, however, that they may serve the mother in her home reading with her group of children, and also that my colaborers in primary and second grade schools may sometimes …

The Story Of A Raindrop: Kindergarten Talks And Tales, Elizabeth Harrison

Elizabeth Harrison’s Writings

This children's story describes how flowers need rain to grow.

Suggestions For Summer Reading, Elizabeth Harrison

Elizabeth Harrison’s Writings

Harrison provides summer reading suggestions for the areas of: Making the Indefinite Definite, Passive Education, Active Education, Stories and How to Tell Them, Hand Work, Courtesy, Positive and Negative Training, Home Life and Influences, Influences of Harmonious Surroundings, and Parallel Between Race and Child.

The Caterpillar And The Butterfly: Kindergarten Talks And Tales, Elizabeth Harrison

Elizabeth Harrison’s Writings

This children's story tells the tale of a caterpillar who seeks advice on how to care for caterpillar eggs. In turn, she learns the lifecycle of caterpillars and butterflies.

A List Of Books For Children, Elizabeth Harrison

Elizabeth Harrison’s Writings

A list of books for children, recommended from the kindergarten standpoint by Elizabeth Harrison, Principal of the Chicago Kindergarten College, 1889. Includes suggestions for children under 6 years of age, children 6-8 years of age, and children aged 8-14.