EMPHASIS IS ON CONVERSATION. LESSONS ARE DEVELOPED AROUND AREAS OF INTEREST APPROPRIATE TO THIS AGE GROUP (FOR EXAMPLE, "COLONIAL AND MODERN LIVING,""GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY OF EL PASO," AND "EXPLORATION AND BIOGRAPHY."). SINCE SOME STUDENTS WILL BE NEW TO THE PROGRAM, THE TEACHER IS ENCOURAGED TO GIVE REVIEW UNITS PRIOR TO TEACHING THE REGULAR SIXTH GRADE WORK. SPANISH UNITS TAUGHT IN PREVIOUS GRADES ARE GIVEN AS WELL AS A COMPLETE VOCABULARY ARRANGED BY SUBJECT MATTER. WRITING IS HELD TO A MINIMUM, BUT MATCHING EXERCISES, ORIGINAL SENTENCES, AND FILLING IN BLANKS ARE SUGGESTED. NEW WORDS ARE PRESENTED IN WRITING BY THE TEACHER, MATERIALS MAY BE GIVEN TO CHILDREN TO READ, BUT DISCUSSION OF THE READING SHOULD BE ORAL.