cation and libraries subscribing to the Library of Congress Documents Expediting Project. Presents the procedures, findings, and conclusions of a research project whose purpose was to determine the effectiveness of televised science and mathematics courses designed to provide intellectual stimulation to gifted pupils, grades 10-12, in rural secondary schools. Gives data on students' achievement and attitudes, on reactions of participating personnel, and on problems of televised teaching. Reports that full-year academic courses geared to the aptitudes of superior students can be taught successfully through television. 35. Fifty-six Practices for the Gifted. cation Department, 1958. Albany, N.Y.: State Edu129 pp. 25 cents. Describes provisions made by selected New York State high schools for their gifted students. Presents a variety of general practices as well as practices used in the subject areas (science, foreign languages, English, mathematics, theatre arts, art, citizenship education). Includes an extensive bibliography. 36. The Honors and Advanced Placement Program. Dallas, Tex. : Dallas Independent School District, 1964. 13 pp. Discusses advantages for, and selection of, students for honors and advanced placement programs. Concentrates on enrichment procedures in language arts, mathematics, and science to be used in seventh-grade honors classes and gives suggestions for motivating academically able students. Should be of interest particularly to teachers of able students in junior high school. 37. Humanities Team Teaching: A Pilot Project, Pasadena High School. Working Draft. Pasadena, Calif.: Pasadena City Schools, 1964. 56 pp. Available on loan to educators by special request. Presents an experimental design for a 3-year pilot project in humanities team teaching. Outlines teaching plans for a sequential program in English and social sciences for academically gifted students in grades 10, 11, and 12. Also reports on the evaluation of a pilot project in teaching honors English and U.S. history. 38. Suggestions for Providing Enrichment and Acceleration for Superior Secondary School Students. St. Paul, Minn.: State Department of Education. Undated. 3 pp. Suggests a number of enrichment activities and acceleration methods for the gifted senior high school student. Should be of interest to teachers and administrators who would like to consider a variety of provisions to strengthen their school's curriculum for the gifted. 39. Teaching Honors English 3A-3B and U.S. History AB: A City Schools, 1963. 90 pp. Available on loan to educators by special request. Presents a guide for teaching English and U.S. history courses to academically talented 11th graders. Discusses areas of emphasis, outlines the courses, gives sample lesson plans, and lists audiovisual and reference materials. Includes the design for evaluating the effectiveness of the courses. 40. TREMAINE, CLAIRE. World History and World Literature for the Gifted Student. Grossmont, Calif.: Grossmont Union High School District, 1962. 73 pp. $2.60. Presents materials used in a 10th grade program in English literature, world literature, and history. Includes sample questions, lesson plans, and research papers. Provides questions designed for students who will take advanced placement examinations. Materials on a Single Subject Fine Arts Towson, Md.: Board of Edu$4. 41. Art in Business and Industry. Presents resource units to be used in a course in commercial art for the able student who has completed a 1-year high school course in art fundamentals. Emphasizes design principles, analysis of quality in design, the psychology of advertising, and the importance of art as a mass medium and as a method of meaningful communication. Includes a glossary of art terms. 42. Fine Arts: Painting, Print Making, Sculpture. Towson, Md.: Board of Education of Baltimore County, 1961. 120 pp. $4. Provides a curriculum guide for use by teachers and students in a course for artistically talented students who have completed a 1-year high school course in the fundamentals of art. Contains resource units in painting (collage and oils), print making, and sculpture (modeling, carving, and construction), which stress design and composition and their relationship to meaningful artistic expression. Includes a glossary of art terms and a section on practical suggestions for studio practice. 43. MARTYN, RAYMOND H. Survey in Music Theory and History for Senior High Schools in Edmonds School District No. 15. Edmonds, Wash.: Edmonds School District No. 15, 1963. $3; also available in multiple copies at $2 per copy. Discusses the objectives and class procedures of a high school music course. Presents exercises and tests to develop listening ability and to provide the student with a basic core of music knowledge that includes fundamentals, theory, and history. Should be of interest to music teachers planning courses for able students with a special interest in music. Foreign Languages 44. Advanced Placement Program in French. Albany, N.Y.: State Education Department, 1960. 24 pp. 25 cents. Presents guidelines for providing a college-level 6th-year French course for high school students gifted in foreign language. Discusses administrative considerations and course objectives. Offers suggestions for teaching the French language, literature, and culture. Includes a list of reference books, together with information on where these can be obtained. 45. Advanced Placement Program in Spanish. Albany, N.Y.: State Education Department, 1961. 28 pp. 25 cents. Presents guidelines for providing a college-level 6th-year Spanish course for students gifted in foreign language. Discusses administrative considerations and suggests procedures for developing language proficiency and a knowledge of Spanish literature and culture. Includes a list of suggested literature readings and a bibliography of reference books, together with information on where materials may be obtained. Language Arts 46. Advanced Placement Program in English. Albany, N.Y.: State Education Department, 1958. 32 pp. 25 cents. Describes a college-level program in English for gifted high school seniors. Discusses selection of students, teachers, and materials and procedures for course work in literature and composition. Includes a bibliography of suggested literature anthologies and literary criticism. 47. Books Every College-Bound Student Should Read. printed from Literary Cavalcade, January 1961.) St. Paul, Minn.: State Department of Education. Undated. 4 pp. (Re Lists books of fiction, biography, poetry, drama, history, and science that, in the opinion of the college professors and magazine editors who compiled them, every college-bound secondary student should read. Should be of interest to teachers and librarians as a source of readings which can be recommended to interested students. 48. Course Outline and Teaching Guide for Advanced Standing English I. Redwood City, Calif.: Sequoia Union High School District, 1961. Rev. ed. 112 pp. Examination copy available upon request. Defines the district's advanced standing English program for grade 9 and describes student selection and evaluation. Details the programs in composition and in literature regarding content and sequence, activities, areas to be emphasized, teaching aids, suggested teaching proce Foreign Languages 44. Advanced Placement Program in French. Albany, N.Y.: State Education Department, 1960. 24 pp. 25 cents. Presents guidelines for providing a college-level 6th-year French course for high school students gifted in foreign language. Discusses administrative considerations and course objectives. Offers suggestions for teaching the French language, literature, and culture. Includes a list of reference books, together with information on where these can be obtained. 45. Advanced Placement Program in Spanish. Albany, N.Y.: State Education Department, 1961. 28 pp. 25 cents. Presents guidelines for providing a college-level 6th-year Spanish course for students gifted in foreign language. Discusses administrative considerations and suggests procedures for developing language proficiency and a knowledge of Spanish literature and culture. Includes a list of suggested literature readings and a bibliography of reference books, together with information on where materials may be obtained. Language Arts 46. Advanced Placement Program in English. Albany, N.Y.: State Education Department, 1958. 32 pp. 25 cents. Describes a college-level program in English for gifted high school seniors. Discusses selection of students, teachers, and materials and procedures for course work in literature and composition. Includes a bibliography of suggested literature anthologies and literary criticism. 47. Books Every College-Bound Student Should Read. printed from Literary Cavalcade, January 1961.) St. Paul, Minn.: State Department of Education. Undated. 4 pp. (Re Lists books of fiction, biography, poetry, drama, history, and science that, in the opinion of the college professors and magazine editors who compiled them, every college-bound secondary student should read. Should be of interest to teachers and librarians as a source of readings which can be recommended to interested students. 48. Course Outline and Teaching Guide for Advanced Standing English I. Redwood City, Calif.: Sequoia Union High School District, 1961. Rev. ed. 112 pp. Examination copy available upon request. Defines the district's advanced standing English program for grade 9 and describes student selection and evaluation. Details the programs in composition and in literature regarding content and sequence, activities, areas to be emphasized, teaching aids, suggested teaching proce |