New Releases by Jane Wagner

This is the fourth edition of James Moffett''s seminal text, first published in 1968, which set forth the rationale and practices for the kind of individualized, interactive, integrative language learning environment that only today is coming into its own. It proposed whole language, collaborative learning, active learning, writing workshops, the process approach, student empowerment, portfolio assessment, and the substitution of children''s literature for basal readers many years before these cornerstones of enlightened English language arts teaching became fashionable. The book is the centerpiece of life work devoted to curricular innovation and constitutes a truly original approach to the nature of discourse. It is cross-referenced to an equally original collection of anthologies that illustrate with both professional and student writing the reading, writing, talking, dramatizing repertories it stakes out--and to Moffett''s other works that build on and extend this one. From the second edition on, the book has profited from the input of Betty Jane Wagner, a master teacher of teachers. Student-centered Language Art, K-12 is arguably the most comprehensive, practically detailed, and original textbook/resource book on English education. It covers theory and practice, elementary and secondary, drama, oral-language activities, and initial literacy as well as general reading and writing. Furthermore, verbal learning is placed in a social context and in the context of nonverbal media and arts that compete with and complement language. The authors have made this edition more compact by shifting some material to a new edition of Active Voice and by abridging matters that no longer need to bedealt with at length because the profession is catching up with the book. They have recast some matters to tie in with current vocabulary and understanding, and some practices have been updated to utilize current technology. In this fourth edition, the book is shorter in length but broader in perspective as it continues to break new ground to integrate language arts with other learning.

The text of the Broadway play, captures the last twenty years of American culture

Covers curriculum and methods of language arts and reading for both elementary and secondary school as well as teaching English in basic college courses.

''... lists an array of meanings alphabetically that lead you to words you may have momentarily forgotten ...'' - Jacket.

Summary of performance trials on vegetable varieties in the Tanana River Valley, Alaska during the 1981 growing season, including climatic data.

This comedy spotlights the saga of sweet Pat Kramer''s tragic tumble to international freakdom as she is afflicted with the heartbreak of shrinking and her valiant struggle to survive against overpowering odds that might threaten all humanity.

We''re confident that this new edition of Betty Jane Wagner''s seminal work will be welcomed by drama educators throughout the English-speaking world. Heathcote''s work has been profoundly influential in that world. Until the publication in 1976 of Dorothy Heathcote: Drama as a Learning Medium, however, Heathcote''s techniques - the pedagogy of drama - lacked full explanation. Wagner''s book gives us just that: a close-up detailing of this gifted, dynamic teacher in a variety of classroom settings, along with analyses of Heathcote''s remarkable improvisations with young people. Indeed, much of Betty Jane Wagner''s book can fairly be described as drama within a drama. It''s an engrossing work, for we listen and watch as Heathcote elicits drama of their own making from students across grade levels and disciplines. Wagner''s goal is to share with teachers how they, using Heathcote''s methods, can generate significant learning experiences.

Easy-to-use diagrams on how: to laminate activity cards and games, simple lettering, preserving throw-away materials, bookbinding, new uses for the overhead and opaque projectors, makeing slides, filmstrips, tapes and films.

Pupil''s workbook containing punctuation exercises.