English and reading in a changing world
By: edited by Eldonna L. Evertts.
Publisher: National Council of Teachers of English
Published: 1972
Place of publication: [Urbana, Ill.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 170
Subjects: English philology -- Study and teaching.; English philology -- Computer-assisted instruction.; Reading.
Notes: "Articles ... drawn from papers read at a series of institutes cosponsored by the University of Illinois and the National Council of Teachers of English."
Table of contents: title: Introduction, by E. L. Evertts.; title: The role of language in promoting individualism: The Dartmouth seminar and the supervision of English, by R. C. Pooley. Language in school programs, by S. B. Kegler. Some ways into poetry and with poetry, by G. Summerfield.; title: Traditional vs. innovative approaches: Syntax and meaning, by F. J. Zidonis. Language: a challenge, by S. M. Sapon. Four kinds of myths in and about schools, by P. A. Olson.; title: Current theories and practices: The world of children's books and reading, by W. A. Jenkins. Trends in reading: elementary and secondary, by W. J. Iverson. Children, composing, creativity, and computers, by A. T. Burrows. Current curriculum development and the communications skills, by J. H. Shores.; title: The role of the teacher: Literature and literacy, by E. W. Rosenheim, Jr. The floating curriculum, by R. A. Bennett. Information retrieval and the changing curriculum, by M. F. Shugrue.; title: Bibliography (p. 165-170)