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Weaver, Constance – 1994
This digest discusses some of the ways children develop functional phonics knowledge in the context of authentic reading and writing, as well as some of the ways teachers can foster such development. The digest suggests that children develop phonics knowledge by: having familiar stories or poems read to them repeatedly; discussing letter/sound…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Elementary Education, Language Acquisition, Phonics
Sensenbaugh, Roger – 1996
This digest discusses the concept of "phonemic/phonological awareness"--the awareness that spoken language is made up of discrete sounds. The digest also discusses why this concept is so important to early childhood educators, its relation to the debate on the best type of reading instruction, and teaching methods that may help children…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Elementary Education, Oral Language, Phonemic Awareness
Reyhner, Jon – 2001
This digest summarizes ways to help young American Indian and Alaska Native children become fluent readers. There are numerous reading intervention programs, each with its own set of claims and counter-claims. Phonics approaches are designed for standard English speakers, and students with limited English abilities end up parroting what they read…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Basal Reading, Culturally Relevant Education, Elementary Education
Lamme, Linda Leonard; Beckett, Cecilia – 1992
This digest examines changes that are involved in an elementary school library media program when the school's instructional methods move from a basic skills to a whole language approach. These changes are discussed in terms of three curricular foci--theme studies, process writing, and literature-based reading--and new demands that are placed on…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum, Learning Resources Centers