THE FIRST PART OF THIS CURRICULUM GUIDE FOR SUPERVISORS AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS OF ITALIAN IS DEVOTED TO AN EXPLANATION OF THE PHILOSOPHY, OBJECTIVES, COURSE CONTENT, AND METHODS OF TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGES IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. IN THE SECOND PART, THE TOPICS TO BE TAUGHT ARE DEVELOPED IN DETAIL. EACH TOPIC FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD YEAR OF INSTRUCTION IN ITALIAN IS DISCUSSED ACCORDING TO INTRODUCTION, SUGGESTED PROCEDURES, VOCABULARY AND SPEECH PATTERNS, AND ACTIVITIES. SONGS, POEMS, AND GAMES ARE ALSO GIVEN FOR EACH OF THE TOPICS DISCUSSED. THE BASIS FOR THIS GUIDE IS A MODIFIED AUDIOLINGUAL APPROACH IN WHICH THE TEACHING OF CULTURE IS ADVOCATED ALONG WITH THE SUGGESTED TECHNIQUES FOR DEVELOPING AND TESTING THE LISTENING, SPEAKING, READING, AND WRITING SKILLS. A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF CURRICULUM BULLETINS, CONFERENCE REPORTS, BOOK LISTS, AND OTHER SOURCES IS INCLUDED. THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE FOR $2.00 FROM THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, PUBLICATIONS SALES OFFICE, 110 LIVINGSTON STREET, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, 11201. (SS)