Trudy Wallace, Winifred E Stariba, Herbert J Walberg - Teaching Speaking, Listening, and Writing

Title: Teaching Speaking, Listening, and Writing Author: Trudy Wallace, Winifred E Stariba, Herbert J Walberg Publisher: International Bureau of Education, UNESCO, and International Academy of Education Page: 20 Format: PDF Size: 127 KB

As suggested by the title, this booklet is about the teaching of speaking, listening and writing. It complements previous booklets on promoting pre-school language, reading and teaching additional languages. It has been prepared for inclusion in the Educational Practices Series developed by the International Academy of Education and distributed by the International Bureau of Education and the Academy. As part of its mission, the Academy provides timely syntheses of research on educational topics of international importance. This booklet is the fourteenth in the series on educational practices that generally improve learning. The first and second contributors to the planning and writing of this booklet are distinguished educators and scholars. Trudy Wallace taught secondary school English and graduate-level writing. She conducted research on eminent women writers, which she presented at Oxford University in the United Kingdom, the University of Cape Town in South Africa and in Caracas, Venezuela. She serves as editor on the International journal of educational development, and currently serves as Director of Gifted, Talented, and Enriched Academics for Chicago Public Schools.

Winifred E. Stariha is a teacher at the Near North Special Education Center in Chicago. She taught regular, bilingual and special education students and reading, writing, and other language skills to adult non-native English speakers from many parts of the world. She has conducted research on notable women artists and musicians and presented her work at international conferences in the Czech Republic, Spain, South Africa, Finland, the United Kingdom and Venezuela.

Formerly Assistant Professor of Education at Harvard University, Herbert Walberg is Principal Investigator at the Mid- Atlantic Laboratory for Student Success, a University Scholar and Emeritus Research Professor of Education and Psychology at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Stanford University. An editor or author of more than fifty books, he has contributed more than 300 papers to peer-reviewed psychology and education journals, and he has written extensively for educators and policy makers. He currently editor of this series of booklets. He is a fellow of the American Psychological Association, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the Royal Statistical Society.

The officers of the International Academy of Education are aware that this booklet is based on research carried out primarily in economically advanced countries. The booklet, however, focuses on aspects of language skills that appear universal. The practices presented here are likely to be generally applicable throughout the world. Even so, the principles should be assessed with reference to local conditions and adapted accordingly. In any school, suggestions for practice require sensitive and sensible application, and continuing evaluation.

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