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Peer reviewedMcCay, Vernon; And Others – Sign Language Studies, 1979
Discusses the potential of sign language as a tool in teaching reading to normal hearing children and the success of this method with individuals who have various communication disorders. (EJS)
Descriptors: Deafness, Finger Spelling, Language Handicaps, Language Instruction
Peer reviewedGenesee, Fred – Foreign Language Annals, 1979
Reviews research findings as they relate to the acquisition of reading skills (in the first and second language) by majority-group school children participating in early immersion programs. (Author)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Immersion Programs, Language Acquisition, Language Instruction
Feitelson, Dina, Ed. – 1976
The nine articles in this publication report on what is currently taking place in the teaching of reading in multilingual societies. The topics covered are: curriculum development and evaluation in two languages (Pilipino and English) in the Philippines, the teaching of English as a second language in Malaysia, problems and progress in teaching…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Bilingual Education, Curriculum Development, Developmental Reading
Download full textCates, G. Truett; Swaffar, Janet K. – 1979
This introduction to the pedagogy of reading comprehension in a second language focuses on learning strategies appropriate to achieving reading competence. Lexical strategies can be fostered by tolerating local errors and encouraging practice in the identification of specific features such as tense, part of speech, and cognation. Tasks that…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, English (Second Language), Grammar, Language Instruction
Clarkson, William M. – 1978
The field of Spanish language instruction for bilingual Chicanos has been an area of pedagogical neglect within most college and university language departments. In the past, teachers wishing to implement a significant modification in their approach and methodology found the task virtually impossible because of a scarcity of commercially prepared…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bilingual Students, Cultural Education, Grammar
