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50 Years of ERIC
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Reading Processes and the Disadvantaged
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Swick, Kevin J. – Reading Improvement, 1973
Presents a developmental view of reading processes as they relate to teaching reading to disadvantaged children. (RB)
Descriptors: Developmental Reading, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education, Reading Instruction
Affective Readiness for the Classroom Teacher
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Swick, Kevin J. – Reading Improvement, 1974
Argues that teachers in preservice courses need to examine their affective readiness for classroom learning. (RB)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Elementary School Teachers, Emotional Adjustment, Higher Education
An Examination of Occupational Interests of Kindergarten Children: Implications for Curriculum Development
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Swick, Kevin J.; Carlton, Mary Ellen – Reading Improvement, 1974
Research indicates that kindergarten children are in the awareness stage of career development, although limited in their perceptual views of careers, and that they do not select occupations similar to the occupations of their parents. (RB)
Descriptors: Career Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Research, Kindergarten Children
Multi-Cultural, Multi-Racial, Affective Learning: An In-Service Approach for Teachers and Parents
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Swick, Kevin J.; Harbour, Patricia M. – Reading Improvement, 1975
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Educational Programs, Elementary Education, Humanistic Education
Evaluation: Techniques and Perspectives for Disadvantaged Children
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Swick, Kevin J. – Reading Improvement, 1973
Suggests several strategies for evaluating the learning potential and measuring the progress of the disadvantaged child based on the process of the individual: who he is, what he can do, and what he desires to accomplish. (TO)
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education, Learning Readiness
Program Objectives for Bilingual, Multicultural Populations
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Swick, Kevin J.; Shepherd, Terry R. – Reading Improvement, 1975
Sets forth the basic goals for a functional bilingual, multicultural educational program that involves the total community in the educational process. (RB)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational Objectives, Educational Programs, Elementary Education
The Librarian and Instructional Programs
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Swick, Kevin J. – Reading Improvement, 1975
Presents a case for utilizing the school librarian in various instructional roles. (RB)
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Higher Education, Instructional Programs, Librarians