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- Improved Reading Programs. Gray, William S. // Education Digest;Sep1951, Vol. 17 Issue 1, p15
The article presents a reprint of the article "Improved Reading Programs," by William S. Gray, which was published in the May 1951 issue of the periodical "Education." Teachers and school officers must be guided in their efforts by a sound conceptual background of basic facts and principles and...
- Curriculum: The Basis of Reading. Russell, David H. // Education;May1951, Vol. 71 Issue 9, p541
The article explores the curriculum development for reading programs in U.S. schools. The curriculum should be based on the child. Reading instruction is a part of the whole curriculum of a child, or class or school system. Reading experiences grow out of the child's activities in science,...
- Bachelor of education program launched at Northern Campus. Petten, Cheryl // Saskatchewan Sage;Jan2007, Vol. 11 Issue 4, p10
The article offers information about the Kistapinanihk education program, a program hosted by the First Nations University of Canada (FNUC) in Prince Albert last January 10, 2007. Accordingly, the program was launched to provide northern residents with an opportunity to earn a bachelor of...
- FOR AN EFFECTIVE READING PROGRAM. Ediger, Marlow // Reading Improvement;Fall2009, Vol. 46 Issue 3, p119
The article discusses the formulation of an effective reading program that meets the needs of pupils' individuality in the U.S. It emphasizes the need for teachers and school administrators to plan a reading initiative which motivates pupils such as introducing new words followed by exciting...
- On the Nature of Harmonious Education and School Transformation. Wang You-Sheng; Zhang Xing // Qingdao Daxue Shifanxueyuan Xuebao/Journal of Teachers College Q;2009, Vol. 26 Issue 4, p5
The idea of "harmonious education" has a long history, and it is especially important today. The essential meaning of harmonious education means, firstly, a harmonious development of the student; secondly, a harmonious process of classroom teaching; and thirdly, an improvement of the school...
- Latching on to literature: Reading initiatives take hold. Cullinan, Bernice E. // School Library Journal;Apr89, Vol. 35 Issue 8, p27
Brief history of the movement toward literature-based reading programs in the schools and description of the current status of the movement, which began in 1986. Programs are being enthusiastically received; Whole-language movement; Reading comprehension research.
- MAKING SENSE OF DIVERSITY: THE CURRENT STATE OF CURRICULUM RESEARCH. Posner, George J. // Journal of Curriculum & Supervision;Summer1989, Vol. 4 Issue 4, p340
The article analyzes the wide range of proposed or ongoing approaches to curriculum research. It distinguishes the differences among the provided approaches, including the survey-of-achievement approach, the curriculum-horse-race approach and the profile-of-effects approach, through the...
- Program for Potential Dropouts. MaWhinney, Lucille Gale // Education Digest;Dec1956, Vol. 22 Issue 4, p10
This article evaluates the introduction of work-experience program into the school program in the U.S. Several students liked talking about the work phase of the program, for this was one class activity about which they knew more than the teachers. Moreover, the local daily provided a class set...
- The Teaching of Comprehension in Reading in the Secondary School. Davis, Frederick B. // Education;May1956, Vol. 76 Issue 9, p541
The article focuses on the teaching of reading comprehension in the secondary school in the U.S. According to the author that there are two broad objectives in reading such that: (1) the development of ability to carry on the sheer mechanics of reading by which symbols are conveyed to the mind...
