Changing seasons : a language arts curriculum for healthy aging /

"Effective communication enhances quality of life. In Changing Seasons: A Language Arts Curriculum for Healthy Aging, Dr. Denise Calhoun provides a language-based, interdisciplinary program that increases interaction and communication skills among older adults. Each activity reveals new, creati...

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Prif Awdur: Calhoun, Denise L., 1949- (Awdur)
Fformat: Licensed eBooks
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Cyhoeddwyd: West Lafayette, Indiana : Purdue University Press, [2023]
Rhifyn:Revised edition.
Mynediad Ar-lein:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=3389919
Tabl Cynhwysion:
  • Cover
  • Changing Seasons
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface to Revised Edition
  • Acknowledgments
  • ABOUT THE PROGRAM
  • Curriculum Goals
  • Curriculum Content
  • Curriculum Implementation
  • Tips for Facilitators
  • How to Use This Book
  • ORAL LANGUAGE
  • Strategies for Activities and Lessons
  • Getting Started
  • Warm-Up Activities
  • Lessons
  • Listening
  • Speaking
  • Vocabulary Building
  • WRITTEN LANGUAGE
  • Activities
  • Lessons and Steps for Various Writing Styles
  • Expository Writing
  • Descriptive Writing
  • Persuasive Writing
  • Narrative Writing
  • Folklore
  • Poetry
  • TECHNOLOGY TRAINING
  • Basic Functions to Teach for Navigating Video Conferencing Platforms
  • Teaching Strategies
  • Key Technology Terms
  • Video Conferencing Technology Training
  • Sample Online Interactive Lessons
  • Checking for Understanding
  • Challenges
  • SEASONAL ACTIVITIES
  • ABSTRACT ART ACTIVITIES
  • APPENDICES
  • Appendix A. Additional Idioms, Commonly Misspelled Words, Food Words, and Recipes
  • Appendix B. Questionnaires
  • Appendix C. Graphic Organizers
  • Appendix D. Technology Resources and Assessments
  • Appendix E. Sample Daily and Weekly Plans
  • Glossary
  • Resources
  • About the Author.