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Direct linkTaylor, Monica, Ed. – Peter Lang New York, 2007
This seminal collection brings together the multiple perspectives of whole language educators over the course of the past thirty-five years. The essays illustrate the complex ways in which whole language teachers have been and continue to be political activists through their interactions with students; the teachers' beliefs about teaching,…
Descriptors: Justice, Language Teachers, Critical Thinking, Activism
Moen, Christine Boardman – 1991
This book employs a whole language-critical thinking approach to teaching reading, writing, listening, speaking, and thinking using Caldecott books (with their story-enhancing illustrations) as the literature base. The book uses 15 Caldecott books to model specific instructional strategies, critical thinking strategies, and extended language…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Critical Thinking, Elementary Education
Cordeiro, Pat, Ed.; And Others – 1995
Exploring what it means for teachers to generate curriculum with their students and to share the responsibility and joys of deciding what and how students learn, this book describes teachers' own experiences in generating curriculum that integrates social studies, literacy, and whole language. The book presents practical ideas that teachers across…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Integrated Curriculum
Tunnell, Michael O.; Ammon, Richard – 1993
This collection of writings by trade book authors, public school teachers, and college-faculty offers support for using children's literature in history education. Divided into three parts, the Introduction asks "Why Teach History to the Young?" (Terrie L. Epstein). Part 1, "The Creative Process," addresses the process of writing and illustrating…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Childrens Literature, Critical Thinking, Elementary Education
Lyman, Lawrence; And Others – 1993
This book provides practicing educators with strategies for the successful implementation of cooperative learning in the classroom. Chapter 1 discusses the components of cooperative learning and how this practice meets the needs of students. Chapter 2 explains the process of restructuring the classroom into a cooperative environment. An 11-step…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning
Download full textHobson, Eric; Shuman, R. Baird – 1990
Arguing that students should be encouraged frequently to listen, to speak, to read, and to write in all areas of the curriculum and to begin asking the questions that reveal the dependence that exists between various bodies of knowledge, this book is based on the whole-language theory. The book is designed not only to help students learn such…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Communication Skills, Critical Thinking, High Schools
