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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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ERIC/RCS Report: Children Writing: Process and Development.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
O'Donnell, Holly – Language Arts, 1979
Examines findings of research focusing on writing as a process. (DD)
Descriptors: Children, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Literature Reviews
ERIC/RCS Report: Language Can Be Fun: An Annotated Bibliography.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
O'Donnell, Holly – Language Arts, 1979
Describes 11 documents in the ERIC system which describe language activities in the context of music, drama, games, and visual stimuli. (DD)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Drama, Elementary Education, Games
Not for Women Only: ERIC/RCS Report
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Reed, Linda; O'Donnell, Holly – Language Arts, 1978
Discusses sex role stereotyping and its effect on children, describing eleven ERIC documents which deal with this subject. (DD)
Descriptors: Children, Elementary Education, Females, Literature Reviews
"Once Upon a Time" in the Classroom: ERIC/RCS Report
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
O'Donnell, Holly – Language Arts, 1978
Uses summaries and excerpts from ERIC documents to define fantasy, examine its attraction for children, and describe how fantasy may be selected and used in the elementary school classroom. (DD)
Descriptors: Children, Elementary Education, Fantasy, Imagination
Reading about America through Folklore: An ERIC/RCS Report
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
O'Donnell, Holly – Language Arts, 1976
Descriptors: American History, Books, Folk Culture, Legends
Are You Listening? Are You Listening?: An ERIC/RCS Report
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
O'Donnell, Holly – Language Arts, 1975
Descriptors: Activities, Curriculum Guides, Elementary Education, Instructional Materials
ERIC/RCS Report: Reaching beyond the Teacher as Audience.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
O'Donnell, Holly – Language Arts, 1982
Explores activities described in ERIC documents that are designed to create in the student an awareness of audience beyond the classroom setting. (HTH)
Descriptors: Audiences, Elementary Education, Writing (Composition), Writing Exercises
Do You Read Me?
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O'Donnell, Holly – Language Arts, 1982
Discusses materials in the ERIC system concerning nonverbal communication. Examines nonverbal cues in other cultures and the differences traditional nonverbal cues take on in the classroom. (HTH)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Communication Research, Cultural Differences, Elementary Education
ERIC/RCS Report: Writing Problems of the Learning Disabled Student.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
O'Donnell, Holly – Language Arts, 1980
Examines ERIC documents that discuss some of the writing problems of learning disabled students. Suggests classroom instructional strategies to help the learning disabled student best overcome his or her specific difficulty. (HTH)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities, Learning Problems, Writing Instruction
ERIC/RCS Report: Animals in Literature.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
O'Donnell, Holly – Language Arts, 1980
Notes children's continuing interest in animal stories, examines some characteristics of animal stories as discussed in ERIC documents, and suggests booklists that include listings of animal stories. (ET)
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Animals, Bibliographies, Childrens Literature