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Perkins, Pamela – 1995
Intended for those practitioners and parents who have heard the term "whole language" but who really know little or nothing about it, this booklet looks at the learning or acquisition of language, which includes the processes of thinking, listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Chapters in the book, after an introduction, are, as…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Elementary Education, Language Arts
French, Michael P.; Landretti, Ann Polzer – 1995
Attention deficit disorder (ADD) is examined from the standpoint of teaching reading, and strategies are offered for teaching youngsters who are having difficulty reading due to ADD. Examples of students and scenarios are included. A definition of ADD is presented, along with symptoms that are consistent with inattention and disorganization that…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Reading Consultants
Brooks, Ellen J. – 1996
Giving teachers who are developing a literature-based program a place to start, this book provides a range of techniques, ideas, and strategies for the classroom. The book is intended for all teachers and parents interested in the role that literature can play in learning to read. The book addresses three main topics: the power of literature in…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Emergent Literacy
Cooper, Patsy – 1993
This book offers pre-school teachers, kindergarten teachers, daycare workers, and parents ways to help young children begin to read and write, by placing stories at the very center of the early childhood curriculum. The book includes an in-depth discussion of the crucial pedagogical and developmental roles that stories can play in early childhood…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Class Activities, Creative Dramatics, Early Childhood Education
Fearn, Gloria Wilber – 1993
Noting the fragile relationship between parent participation and school reform, this book tells the story of the Charquin Program, an alternative public school program in Hayward, California, dedicated to parent participation and notable for its open classroom structure and intensely democratic practice. The introduction relates the history and…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Elementary Education, Mixed Age Grouping, Nongraded Instructional Grouping
Denton, Carolyn A.; Hasbrouck, Jan E. – 2000
This booklet is part of a series of seven booklets designed to introduce aspects of effective reading instruction that should be considered when teaching reading to students with disabilities. It focuses on essential skill building and teaching activities related to developing a child's ability to recognize and read whole words. The methods…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Computer Uses in Education, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Weaver, Constance; And Others – 1996
Designed for workshops or college courses focusing on professional development and inservice teacher training, this book presents over 200 reproducibles (including transparencies, brochures, and fact sheets) to help parents and administrators understand how reading and writing flourish in whole language classrooms. The book addresses the need to…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Elementary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Language Acquisition
Strickland, Kathleen – 1995
Focusing on students who are often referred to as "at risk," this book discusses the theory supporting whole language learning for all students and describes, in detail, the practical strategies used to help these students become readers and writers. The book, through its explanation of theory as well as presentation of individual…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Disabilities
Morrow, Lesley Mandel – 1997
Children develop language-related abilities simultaneously from infancy onward, and the conditions that promote first language learning are the same conditions that promote total literacy development: a social context involving immersion, approximation, opportunity to practice, feedback, and modeling. Intended for teachers, reading specialists,…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Classroom Environment, Cultural Awareness, Early Childhood Education
Itzkoff, Seymour W. – 1996
This nontechnical guide for parents and teachers examines learning to read from infants' babbling to the fluent reading of children reading independently for pleasure. Chapter 1, "Baby Speaks," describes language development in infancy. Chapter 2, "Our Alphabet: Language by Ear and by Eye," presents the alphabetic system and…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Dyslexia, Early Reading, Emergent Literacy