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Miehle, Caroline – 1980
This guide provides an overview of the language process, with sections focusing on the physiological aspects (organization of the brain), language development, environmental variables, cognition, language deficits and evaluation, language remediation, and implications of the reading process. Appendixes provide selected listings of developmental…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Language Acquisition, Language Processing, Language Skills
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Harste, Jerry – Reading Teacher, 1990
Summarizes key insights from the author's studies of literacy. Makes three recommendations which are designed to explore curriculum as a potential for language learning. (MG)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Curriculum Development, Early Childhood Education, Language Acquisition
Lamme, Linda Leonard – 1984
Intended for parents, this book offers insights into how children develop as writers and provides practical ideas for introducing writing activities into the home. Chapters in the book deal with the following topics: (1) the benefits of having preschool children write, the timing of initial instruction, and some assumptions about writing at home;…
Descriptors: Beginning Writing, Cognitive Processes, Developmental Stages, Educational Games
Holdaway, Don – 1979
Intended for teachers, this book on beginning literacy examines questions and solutions concerning literacy theories and practices. Chapter 1, "An Open Approach to Literacy," explores some assumptions about literacy and characteristics of a model for language learning. Chapter 2 presents historical viewpoints and current practices,…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Diagnostic Teaching, Early Experience, Elementary Education