"Watch Your Mouth!" Teaching Oral Health and Aging in the Reading Classroom.

Pruski, Linda A.; Blalock, Cheryl L.; Plaetke, Rosemarie; Murphy, Douglas L.; Marshall, Carolyn E.; Lichtenstein, Michael J.

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ERIC Number: EJ670804

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2003

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"Watch Your Mouth!" Teaching Oral Health and Aging in the Reading Classroom.

Pruski, Linda A.; Blalock, Cheryl L.; Plaetke, Rosemarie; Murphy, Douglas L.; Marshall, Carolyn E.; Lichtenstein, Michael J.

Educational Gerontology, v29 n6 p551-64 Jun-Jul 2003

A middle school positive aging curriculum included an oral health unit integrated into reading classes and correlated with state and national standards. Pre/posttest results from 68 eighth graders indicated that health materials were easily incorporated into the standards-based curriculum and knowledge scores improved. (Contains 22 references.) (SK)

Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Dental Health, Health Education, Instructional Materials, Interdisciplinary Approach, Middle Schools, Reading Instruction, State Standards

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Texas

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