NAMTA Journal 20/2 16 A Literacy Worth Having

In The NAMTA Journal, Volume 20, Number 2, 1995, Spring

Section: Future Challenge: Educational Reform

Pages: 187-193

Discusses the literacy program of a charter school in Denver, Colorado, which focuses on the basic literacy of reading and writing spoken, computer, and mathematical languages, along with the languages of music, dance, and the visual arts. The curriculum also emphasizes higher-level scientific, civic, and cultural literacy.

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Brown, Rexford

Publisher: North American Montessori Teachers' Association

Type of Resource: Article

Language: English

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