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Brock, Cynthia H.; Raphael, Taffy E. – International Reading Association (NJ3), 2005
Changing demographics makes the nation's schools increasingly diverse, both culturally and linguistically. In this contribution to the Kids InSight series, the reader will gain an insider's perspective on what it means to be an English learner in a U.S. classroom. By reflecting on one's own work with language learners, one will develop a deeper…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Learning Processes, Small Group Instruction, Literacy
Fromboluti, Carol Sue; Magarity, Diane, Ed.; Rinck, Natalie – 1999
Noting children's inclination for things mathematical, this booklet of activities was written to help parents: use home activities to challenge their children's minds; to help parents and children enjoy mathematics; and to help parents ask their children questions that will get them thinking. The activities in the booklet require no special…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Language Acquisition, Learning Activities, Learning Processes
Gopnik, Alison; Meltzoff, Andrew N.; Kuhl, Patricia K. – 1999
Arguing that evolution designed us to both teach and learn, this book explains how, and how much, babies and young children know and learn, and how much parents naturally teach them. The chapters are: (1) "Ancient Questions and a Young Science," including the concept of brain as computer, and the developmental science of Piaget and…
Descriptors: Brain, Child Development, Child Rearing, Cognitive Development

Livingston, Sue – American Annals of the Deaf, 1986
The article stresses the importance of teaching deaf children to think and learn through the development of meaning-making and meaning-sharing capacities. Classroom practices should thus be content focused and actively engage students in American Sign Language to develop general literacy. (CL)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Cognitive Processes, Deafness, Educational Philosophy
Dougherty, Dorothy P. – 1999
Noting that parents are ultimately responsible for teaching their infants how to communicate with the world and that many parents lack the information needed to determine if their children are developing speech and language skills as they should, this book shows parents how to enhance their infant's language development using a system that…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Early Experience, Family Environment, Infant Behavior
Brown, H. Douglas – 1991
Intended as a guide for learners of a second language, the book suggests creative, positive steps the individual learner can take to improve his chances of success. The first chapter looks at what is involved in learning a second language and suggests that the individual can take control of the learning process. The second and third chapters…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style, Course Selection (Students), Cultural Awareness
Swick, Kevin J. – Educational Technology, 1989
Discusses the role of computers with young children and suggests that effective use should be based on an understanding of how children learn. Topics discussed include curriculum goals; criteria to consider when buying computers; teacher training; software selection; environmental considerations; and criteria for integrating computers into early…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Criteria
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Special Education. – 1991
This guide is the result of an Ohio task force which reviewed issues related to the identification, evaluation, and provision of appropriate educational services to children with language impairments. Two question and answer pages direct readers to the relevant sections of this guide. The first section, on the nature of language, looks at the…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Galda, Lee; And Others – 1993
This book is about teaching and learning the English language and about using children's literature to support that teaching and learning in K-8 classrooms. The book is organized to help preservice teachers first develop a knowledge of language, and then examine the ways in which teachers can teach and children can learn about language. Chapters…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Elementary Education
Hall, Nigel – 1987
Focusing on the relationship between learning oral language and learning about written language, this book discusses the emergent literacy (EL) of children growing up in a Western, print-oriented society, as well as findings of research conducted during the past 15 years on how children make sense of the way in which literacy works in their…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Emergent Literacy, Foreign Countries, Language Acquisition
Herrmann, Andrea W. – 1985
Creating a writing workshop atmosphere using computers in the English as a Second Language (ESL) classroom improves the opportunities for integrating all language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The computer also represents a new way of learning, emphasizing students' problem solving strategies and learning processes. Teachers…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperation, English (Second Language)