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Bhattacharjee, Maria P. – Bilingual Research Journal, 1993
Describes how a first-grade bilingual teacher plans a thematic unit using a whole language approach. Discusses how the teacher plans her instruction to cover the maximum number of state-mandated objectives while drawing upon the cultural background, experiences, and interests of her students. (SV)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Class Activities, Grade 1, Primary Education
McIntyre, Ellen; Davis, Marianne – Contemporary Issues in Reading, 1991
Relates a teacher's observations of first graders in a whole language classroom enabling each other to read. Suggests reading techniques which foster this collaborative learning. (PRA)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Grade 1, Primary Education, Reading Instruction

Freyd, Pamela, Lytle, James H. – Educational Leadership, 1990
Examines IBM's Writing to Read (WTR) program for kindergartners and first graders from four perspectives: its language learning paradigm, the computer program design, the research conducted on its effectiveness, and implementation considerations. Since costs outweigh learning benefits, educators should reconsider purchasing this program. Includes…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Education, Grade 1

Headings, Linda; Freppon, Penny – Ohio Reading Teacher, 1994
Describes a writing program in a first-grade classroom in a primarily low-socioeconomic, urban Appalachian region. Notes that the program aims at helping children become writers and to: (1) teach the concept of writing as communication; (2) learn about children's strengths and needs through observations and writing samples and teach accordingly;…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Grade 1, Low Income, Primary Education

Greenberg, Barbara; And Others – Illinois School Research and Development, 1991
Discusses a reading intervention program called Project Prevent that is based upon the principles of Reading Recovery. Describes the major elements of the program: screening and selection procedures, lesson components, transition, and posttesting. (MG)
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Grade 1, Primary Education, Program Descriptions
McCoy, Linda Jones – 1993
Noting that teachers have expressed a need for more information on how they can incorporate whole language into their classrooms, this paper describes ways of combining whole language techniques in a program that continues to use the basal reader. The paper first offers a brief view of the basic steps often used to incorporate predictable books…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Elementary School Students, Emergent Literacy, Grade 1

Fowler, Dorothy. – Educational Leadership, 1998
A first-grade teacher explains how she uses the whole-part-whole reading model with 15 youngsters. Rereading allows students to practice recently learned skills and strategies, while developing fluency and comprehension. Other exercises include reading aloud in pairs, deciphering the daily schedule, discussions of syllable and sound similarities,…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Educational Practices, Grade 1, Phonics
Spann, Mary Beth; And Others – Instructor, 1991
Several elementary teachers present school-tested ideas for student assessment and activities for teaching writing. The article describes how one school conducted student assessment using a new checklist system and portfolios. Information is presented on schools that integrated literature, art, life skills, math, and role playing to teach writing.…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Grade 2, Informal Assessment, Kindergarten

Richards, Janet C.; Gipe, Joan P. – Reading: Exploration and Discovery, 1990
Demonstrates how a real first grade teacher in a real classroom covers district objectives for reading and language arts within the context of a whole language philosophy. Illustrates how the teacher recognizes the needs of the students and encourages them to participate in making decisions about what activities are included in the unit. (MG)
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Grade 1, Integrated Activities, Language Arts

Wuthrick, Marjorie A. – Ohio Reading Teacher, 1999
Describes how the introduction of information books into a first grade classroom led a "traditional" teacher to provide students with a wider variety of literary experiences and allow students the opportunity for more active involvement in books. Notes that the classroom evolved into a child-centered environment where each child reads and writes…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Holistic Approach, Language Arts, Nonfiction
Shaver, Judy C.; Wise, Beth S. – 1990
In reflecting on an overview of research on microcomputers in the public schools, a researcher found that early programs were largely based on a programmed instruction model. Computers were primarily used to provide for simple repetition of low-level decoding tasks. The emphasis of whole language literacy is in direct contrast to this approach.…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Computer Assisted Instruction, Early Intervention, Grade 1

Siera, Maureen; Combs, Martha – Reading Horizons, 1990
Shares experiences of two first grade teachers who were beginning to make a transition from basal reading to a more holistic approach. Suggests that, although teachers are in transition from basals to more holistic approaches, some incompatible and contradictory elements will exist. (MG)
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Beginning Reading, Classroom Techniques, Grade 1
Hyde, Diana DeShazo – 1990
This practicum sought to increase the opportunities for 17 first-grade students to write for real, human reasons and in natural circumstances. They were to use writing as a natural and acceptable outlet for expression, and to conceive of their writing as an extension of themselves. Each day a name was drawn to take home a stuffed bear, which…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Emergent Literacy, Grade 1, Holistic Approach

Usova, Constance J.; Usova, George M. – Reading Improvement, 1993
Describes an intensive integrated art and language arts instructional program for first-grade at-risk children. Notes that a combination of whole language, language experience, and basal reading approaches. Finds a marked improvement in reading, writing ability, and language ability. (RS)
Descriptors: Art Education, Basal Reading, Grade 1, High Risk Students
Price, Debra; And Others – 1996
Concerns have been expressed both in the popular press and in the professional literature regarding skills instruction and the literature-based movement. There is a growing perception that direct instruction in "basic" skills is discouraged within a literature-based philosophy. This booklet challenges this perception as a myth through…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Case Studies, Classroom Communication, Grade 1
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