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Cooper, Patsy – Teachers and Writers, 1993
Expresses frustration concerning teachers relying on reading activities about stories, rather than on the stories themselves. Discusses: parents reacting to their children's choice of stories; using stories on video; stories for children reading below grade level; lack of confidence in the power of stories; whole language and writing; invented…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, High Risk Students, Invented Spelling, Parent Child Relationship
Hanlin, Jayne Ilene – Learning, 1992
A fifth grade teacher describes how by reading classic literature aloud to her students each day, she helped them along the road to literature-based learning. She discusses the advantages of the whole-language approach. (SM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classical Literature, Intermediate Grades, Literature Appreciation
Download full textGhosn, Irma K. – 1996
Experiences with the whole language approach to English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) instruction in a Lebanese kindergarten are described. Children's literature was selected for use in instruction, in part because few appropriate commercially prepared materials were available and in part because it presents appropriate language in an entertaining,…
Descriptors: Arabic, Case Studies, Childrens Literature, Class Activities
