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REPOR TRESUMES ED 017 503 TE 000 314 TEACHING ENGLISH TO THE CULTURALLY DIFFER:NT. BY... BAILEY, DOROTHY DEE WEST CHESTER STATE COLL., PA. PUB DATE 67 EORS PRICE MF.-$0.25 HC-$1.76 42P. DESCRIPTORS- *ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHIES, *CULTURALDIFFERENCES, *CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGEO, *ENGLISH INSTRUCTION,*SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, CULTURAL ENRICHMENT,LITERATURE, READING IMPROVEMENT, RESEARCH PROJECTS, STU ')ENTRESEARCH, TEACHING METHODS, WORKING AS A RESEARCH TEAM, STUDENTS IN ACLASS IN THE TEACHING OF SECONDARY ENGLISH AT WEST CHESTERCOLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA, COMPILED THIS ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHYOF READING MATERIALS FOR USE.WITH CULTURALLY-DEPRIVEDSTUDENTS. RECOMMENDED BOOKS FOR THE STUDENT ARE DIVIDEDINTO (1) PROSE--INCLUDING HISTORIES, BIOGRAPHIES, NOVELSAND SHORT STORY COLLECTIONS, (2) POETRY, AND (3)TEXTBOOKS-PARTICULARLY THOSE WHICH COULD AID STUDENTS IN IMPROVINGLANGUAGE AND READING SKILLS. READING AND INTEREST LEVELSARE INDICATED. A PEDAGOGICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR TEACHERS OF THECULTURALLY DIFFERENT LISTS BOTH BOOKS AND PERIODICALARTICLES. ALSO INCLUDED IS (1)A REPORT ON VISITS TO PUBLICSCHOOLS IN COATESVILLE AND DOWNINGTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA,(2) A REPORT ON A CONFERENCE WITH COORDINATORS FOR INTERGROUPEDUCATION IN THE PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND (3) THE GENERALCONCLUSIONS OF THE RESEARCH GROUP ABOUT THECHARACTERISTICS OF CULTURALLY-DEPRIVED YOUTH AND THE LEGITIMATE AIMSOF ENGLISH PROGRAMS FOR THESE STUDENTS. (DL) FROM BEST AVAIL. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION &WELFARE OFFICE OF EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRODUCED EXACTLYAS RECEIVED FROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGINATING IT.POINTS OF VIEW OR OPINIONS STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT OFFICIAL OFFICEOF EDUCATION RESEARCH PROJECT POSITION OR POLICY. Teaching English tothe CulturallyDifferent Prepared by Students inEnglish 316, Teaching of English inthe Secondary School Fall Semester 1966-67 PROFESSOR: DR. DOROTHY DEEBAILEY ..11"1,rmn,---.... Preface professor of English, Through the encouragementof Dr. Dorothy Dee Bailey, first semester, our class inTeaching of English inSecondary Schools during the study the teaching 1966-67, initiated through a teamapproach a research project to of English to disadvantagedand deprived children. with experts, we tried to From our readings, ourvisits, and our conferences of deprivation, learn what a disadvantaged anddeprived child is, to learn the causes these children, and to compile to find successful methodsof teaching English to deprived student, as well as abibliography a recommendedbook list for the culturally summarized for teachers of the culturallydeprived. The results of our research are in the conclusion of thisproject. We focused our attention onbooks and periodicals aboutthe culturally deprived In compiling a recommended child and pedagogy concerningthe culturally deprived. book list for these students,the class investigated booksof all fields, interests, such and reading levels.Also, students of theclass interviewed people directly, involved with programs for as teachers andlibrarians and coordinators, who are the culturally deprived. The following students made upthe research team: Project chairman: Doris Worrell Children's books chairman:Margaret Norton members: Janet Houston Barbara Neal Caryl Bates Pedagogy 1. books chairman: Pamela Creasman member: Barbara Barrett& 2. periodicals chairman: Barbara Barrett& members: Pat Keiser Helen Russell Judith Beck Interviews chairman: Ellen Johnson member: Caryl Bates 3 Introduction to RecommendedBook List the culturally deprived. A variety of materialis now availablefor use in teaching and readers that aredirected at this Publishers have begun toprint special texts aid teachers in directed Many reading listshave been complied to particular group. is an especially reading. "Success Themes for theEducationally Disadvantaged" helpful pamphlet. level, interest level,and the Books are classifiedaccording to reading Seven primary particular needs that thepublishers think thebooks will fulfill. aims are enumerated: 1. greater motivationin school work 2. improved reading andlanguage skills beyond a particular community 3. more knowledgeabout the world himself 4. better understanding ofthe individual toward 5. more effectivecommunication 6. meaningful life goals andvalues 7. need to experience success available at all readinglevels. To accomplish thesegoals, books must be disadvantaged must achieve successin reading tb increase The educationally have begun to enjoyreading, confidence and fosterpleasure. Only after students enough to improvereading skills. may they beexpected to read extensively people with problems areespecially Books with variedcultural backgrounds about Youngsters can identifywith sua people, andemulate their problem helpful. available as a normal partof solving. American classicsand folklore should-be students with productive growing up. Stories of personalachievement acquaint the economic backgrounds and and successful people from manycultural, racial, and and raise their ownstandards. Should challenge students toexamine their own goals comprehend fundamental Books on science aredesigned to help students for achievenent. background essential science concepts ontheir own level.Books on history provide life. Student horizons maybe for. grasping historicaldata and bring history to All the books shouldbe broadened by high intereststories of distant lards. enthusiasm so that studentsfind selected to stimulate theimagination and arouse reading an agreeable and necessarypart of theirlives. committee worked in avariety In order to review as manybooks as possible, the State College The. Francis Harvey GreenLibrary on the West Cheater of places. Laboratory starting point.The Children's Room andthe Curriculum campus was the North Junior _valuable sources of materials. Visits were made to were especially The librarians of both High School and StetsonJunior High School, WestChester. their students' lives. Of schools were helpful indescribing the role of books in particular interest was thespecial collection of booksfor retarded readers. Consultations were also heldwith teachers in thespecial education department, A visit was made to aDowningtown with guidance counselors,and with team teachers. library to perusebooks. At Junior High School Englishcla4s and to the School made to the Communications Scott High School,Coatesville, a special visit was effective that it is tobe expanded classes; the program therehas proved to be so students. :The New YorkCity public to reach out toadditional culturally deprived used. library and the Crozer Libraryof Chester were other sources Keeping in mind the goals to be attained in working with culturally deprived children and the kinds of books that should help to achieve these goals, the committee has compiled the following bibliography as a recommended reading list for culturally deprived students: I. Prose Adamson, Joy. Elsa.New York: Pantheon, 1961. Grades 5-6 Recreational Adamson, Joy. Forever Free.New York: Harcourt, Brace, & World, 1962. Reading level - 7 Recreational or classroom reading Adler, Irving. Mathematics-Story of Numbers, Symbols, and Space.New York: Golden Press, 1962. American Adventure Series Squanto and the Pilgrims.Betts, Emmett, Ed. Chicago: Wheeler Publishing Co., 1949. Good. background material for studying earlyAmerican History. Easily correlated with a history course on colonial America. 2nd to 7th grade reading level. Other books in the series: Bu, ffalo Bill Chief Black Hawk Cowboys and Cattle Trails Daniel Boone pm Crockett Fur Trappers of the Old West John Paul Jones Kit Carson The Rush for Gold Anderson, Dave. Great Pass Receivers of New York: Random House, 1966. Reading level 5-10 Recreational Anderson, Marian. &Lord, What a'tram. New York: Viking, 1956. Reading level 7-9 Autobiography Arnov, Boris.Bally the Blue Whale.New York: Criterion, 1964. Recreational Atwater, Montgomery. Hank Winton Smokechaser. New York: Random House, 1947.. Reading Level 5-8.The story of forest rangers andtheir battle with fires... Baker, Laura Nelson. The Special Year. New York:Knopf, 1959. Reading level 5-6. Especially for the disadvantagedreader, to help him come to know himself... Baldwin,James.The Fire Next Time. New York: Dial, 1963. 500 in paperback, essays on Negro - whiterelations, somewhat difficult reading,for the mature CD student... Baldwin, Hanson W. The New Egyi. New York: Dutton, 1964. Reading level 7-9 Vocational or recreational The story Ball, John.Apacemaster I.New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1960. of Dick Simmons and his studies,training and dedication to the Spacemaster I American apace project.The details of testing and training are based on reallife. Baruch, Dorothy. Glass House of Preudice. New York: Morrow, 1946. Reading level 7-10 Recreational Bawden, Nina. The White Horse Gall. New York: Lippincott, 1966. $3.75 hard bound, for the middle grades; two cousinsjoin'a sang and plan to kidnap a little boy... Behn, Harry. The Two Uncles of Pablo. New York: Harcourt Brace and World, Inc., 1959. Reading Level 4-6. The story of a Mexican boy who leaveshis home, a small mountain farm, to visitrelatives in town. Bendick, Jeanne. The First Book of Fishes.New York: Watts, 1965. Bishop, Curtis. Gridiron Glory,. New York: Lippincott, 1966. For ages 12-14. $3.50 hard bound.The dramatic story of a high-schooldropout who returns to school to meet thechallenges of the football field and the English class. Blanton, Catherine. Hold Fast to Your Dreams.New York: Messner, 1955. A lovely fiction book of the ballet, and