Suggests six changes in the teaching of foreign languages in the elementary school (FLES), among them increased attention to cultural understanding and the integration of FLES into the language arts program. (DD)

Discusses controversies regarding the practice of bilingual education and its basic rationale. (DD)

Presents a rationale and specific suggestions for planning a language development program for students with severe language problems. (DD)

A review of research on the development of sex role concepts in children and the effects of educational materials on children's sex-stereotyped thinking. (DD)

Suggests ways of studying women's biographies so as to provide young girls with appropriate role models. (DD)

Discusses social prejudices against old people in general and old women in particular; suggests ways to combat these prejudices. (DD)

Suggests that teachers employ dialogue rather than censorship in dealing with the moral dilemma provoked by racist or sexist fiction. (DD)

Questions designed to measure inferential reading comprehension often measure prior knowledge and experience instead. (DD)

Examines the concept of reading readiness and suggests classroom strategies for teaching it. (DD)

Urges bibliotherapy for children who have been physically, sexually, or psychologically abused. (DD)

Discusses some of the best current books dealing with handicapped children. (DD)

Discusses sex role stereotyping and its effect on children, describing eleven ERIC documents which deal with this subject. (DD)

Policy guidelines for the selection of books and other teaching materials. (DD)

Describes the stories told by two three-year-olds and suggests that the storytelling process is a healthy expression of children's imaginations. (DD)

Describes the process of play as a basis for language arts learning by gifted children. (DD)