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Peer reviewedBest, Linda – Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, 1991
Reviews the challenges that college-level English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) programs present to instructors and students. Offers suggestions for authentic language experiences in classroom settings. Analyzes the literature on language and literacy, whole language, and learning styles. Offers examples of thematic units tailored to elicit authentic…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, English (Second Language), Higher Education, Language Experience Approach
Download full textBerghoff, Beth; Egawa, Kathryn A.; Harste, Jerome C.; Hoonan, Barry T. – 2000
This book is based on the belief that learners who are making meaning draw simultaneously on different dimensions of knowing--different forms of expression, different kinds of ideas, and different cultural frameworks. When honored and recognized in the classroom these differences create a richer way to explore the path to knowledge, according to…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style, Elementary Education, Language Arts
Peer reviewedReading Teacher, 1982
Contributors discuss ways to introduce and motivate: (1) beginning reading, (2) repeated readings in the remedial classroom, (3) vision and cognitive style, (4) guidelines for a reading aloud program, and (5) good beginnings for potential reading teachers. (FL)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Cognitive Style, Elementary Education, Language Acquisition
Peer reviewedLeChuga, Shirley; Lowry, Heath – Reading Horizons, 1980
Suggests and lists sources of information on reading instruction that discuss the promotion and enrichment of the interactive learning process between children and their environment based on principles underlying the cognitive-field theory of learning. (MKM)
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Style, Elementary Education, Individualized Instruction
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Language Services Branch. – 1987
Alberta's guide to English as a second language (ESL) instruction in the elementary schools is designed as a supplement to the general elementary language arts curriculum guide. It provides guidelines for programming that gives ESL students opportunities to learn English. It contains: (1) an orientation section on the nature of culture; (2) a…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cognitive Style, Communication Skills, Concept Formation
Burke, Lisa S. – 1993
This independent training manual, which is intended for individuals preparing to become adult literacy tutors in Pennsylvania, provides an introduction to the basic principles and techniques of tutoring adult literacy students. Presented first are a preface, definition of literacy, and tutor awareness inventory. The following topics are examined:…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Classroom Techniques, Cloze Procedure
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. Office of Community Coll. Services. – 1993
The manual combines two previously-produced books into one guide for trainers of volunteer tutors of both basic English literacy and English as a Second Language (ESL). It includes an outline for a 10-hour workshop for both groups, with a suggested time frame. The workshop consists of three parts: a brief introduction and three instructional…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Cognitive Style, Community Colleges
