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Christensen, Lois M.; Dennis, Mary Beth – 1992
The theory and practice of whole language teaching should be integral and simultaneous components of preservice teacher education. A number of instructional strategies and class activities can be used to provide preservice teachers with experiences similar to experiences they will provide to elementary school children. Examples of class activities…
Descriptors: Assignments, Class Activities, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education
Zellerbach Family Fund, San Francisco, CA. – 1990
Meant to be adapted by the K-4 classroom teacher to best meet the needs of students, this book describes Children's Own Stories, a program in which young children dictate their ideas and thoughts to adults, and develop a sense of community with their peers as they talk together, share their stories, collaborate on stories, and read and enjoy works…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Cooperative Learning
Schulz, Elizabeth – Teacher Magazine, 1991
Describes the experiences of first grade teachers who use the whole-language approach to teaching and learning. Learning involves students participating in activities they find meaningful and sharing knowledge with their peers. Students must exercise initiative in learning, and they are responsible for making choices. (SM)
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Excellence in Education, Grade 1, Learning Strategies
Teacher Magazine, 1992
This overview of several programs, techniques, and approaches related to improving schools and student learning includes brief outlines of restructuring, effective schools, cooperative learning, whole language, technology, multiple intelligences, the Coalition of Essential Schools, the Accelerated Schools Project, the School Development Program,…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Principles
Koepke, Mary – Teacher Magazine, 1991
Describes experiences of a fifth grade teacher who converted her classroom to a whole language teaching and learning environment. In her child-centered classroom, she emphasizes student empowerment and decision making, cooperative learning, and flexibility. Her top priority is for students to participate and learn critical thinking and…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Critical Thinking, Elementary Education, Grade 5
Burke, Betty – 1995
This resource book contains a whole-language, extended thematic unit about the ways in which all people are the same. The book includes the following sections: (1) "Everybody Eats Food"; (2) "Everybody Wears Clothes"; (3) "Everybody Needs a Place to Live"; (4) "Everybody Communicates"; (5) "Everybody Uses Transportation"; (6) "Everybody Goes to…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Activity Units, Childrens Literature, Cooperation

Fradd, Sandra H.; Bermudez, Andrea B. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1991
A field-tested instruction and assessment model is described that fosters development of second-language skills by integrating writing with listening, speaking, reading, and problem solving. The model draws upon elements of process-oriented instruction, whole language learning, cooperative learning, cognitive mapping, and reading and writing…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Mapping, Cooperative Learning, Disabilities
Dixon-Krauss, Lisbeth, Ed. – 1996
Designed to help teachers think about, analyze, and make decisions on literacy instruction, this book provides the conceptual framework and methodology to put the ideas of Lev Vygotsky into practice for classroom literacy instruction. The book claims that Vygotsky's ideas provide a cohesive framework and an operational model that teachers can use…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education, Emergent Literacy
Ladestro, Debra – Teacher Magazine, 1991
Describes middle and high schools in Upper Arlington (Ohio) that use the whole-language approach to teaching and learning. The schools emphasize student-centered education, cooperative learning, and student involvement in decision making. The curriculum is fully integrated, with writing used as a learning tool in all subject areas. (SM)
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Critical Thinking, Decision Making Skills, High Schools

Jones, Helen E. – International Journal of Social Education, 1993
Contends that the conflict between the traditional, textbook-dominated establishment and the supporters of the whole-language movement is nothing less than a revolution. Describes tenets of the whole-language approach as they apply to the overarching goals of the social studies curriculum. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cooperative Learning, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development
Leigh, Cindy; And Others – 1990
Mississippi's guide for instructional planning for the primary grades consists of six units and appended materials. Research principles incorporated into the guide include: (1) a project approach that encourages the study of specific topics; (2) an integrated language program based on use of children's literature for informal and formal…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Cooperative Learning, Instructional Development, Instructional Materials

Platt, John S.; And Others – Preventing School Failure, 1991
The characteristics of migrant students that place them at risk educationally are described and reasons for low special education delivery rates are examined. Guidelines for educational intervention are offered, with the goal of increasing migrant children's economic options and opportunities. Three methodologies are recommended: learning…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Disadvantaged Environment, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Objectives

Heacock, Grace Anne – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1990
Demonstrates teaching citizenship through student involvement in current issues. Presents We-Search--a process using the whole-language approach for group research projects in a Fairbanks, Alaska, third grade class. Highlights class projects, including one concerning transportation of plutonium across international borders. Emphasizes how…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Cooperative Learning

Leary, Nancy – International Journal of Social Education, 1993
Discusses the rationale and attributes of the whole-language approach and applies it to secondary social studies instruction. Describes assessment strategies used with the whole-language approach and maintains that evaluation of student writing helps prepare them for appraisal in the workplace. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cooperative Learning, Course Descriptions, Educational Strategies
Smutny, Joan Franklin, Ed. – Illinois Council for the Gifted Journal, 1992
This annual issue of the Illinois Council for the Gifted Journal includes 20 articles focusing on young gifted children. Titles and authors are: "How Can I Tell If My Preschooler is Gifted?" (Susan Golant); "Early Childhood Education for the Gifted: The Need for Intense Study and Observation" (Maurice Fisher); "Assessing…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Child Rearing, Classroom Environment, Cooperative Learning
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