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Kirby, Maxine R. – 1989
The goals of this practicum were to help teachers of at-risk kindergarten children become more knowledgeable of developmentally appropriate practices for 5-year-olds, and to research, define, and translate appropriate literacy development theory into practical application strategies for teachers. A needs assessment survey was developed and…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Developmental Stages, Inservice Teacher Education, Kindergarten
Download full textGrisham, Dana L. – 1992
A study investigated how literature-based reading/language arts materials were being used in two "exemplary" third/fourth grade combination classes, the influence of teacher epistemology on classroom instruction, and whether teachers were enacting the whole language emphasis mandated by the state. One of the two participating teachers…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Constructivism (Learning), Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
Matthews, Marian K. – 1992
This descriptive study looked at the provision of differentiated language arts instruction for gifted students by means of whole language instruction approaches in regular classes. Two classrooms in each of two elementary schools were identified as exemplary whole language classrooms and each contained several students identified for school gifted…
Descriptors: Educational Methods, Educational Practices, Gifted, Intermediate Grades
Allen, JoBeth; And Others – 1993
This book presents results of a longitudinal study of the effects of whole language instruction on six first- and second-grade African-American students at risk of failure. The book has three levels of meaning: how teachers engage children in genuine literacy, how the process of engaging in a literate community increases learning, and how truly…
Descriptors: Black Students, Classroom Environment, Emergent Literacy, High Risk Students
Peer reviewedTerdal, Marjorie S. – TESOL Journal, 1993
Ways that a secondary English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) teacher can put into practice the principles of the whole-language approach were investigated as part of a larger ethnographic case study of ESL classrooms of Southeast Asian students. The case illustrates the potential of whole language and indicates the need for appropriate reading/writing…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, English (Second Language)
Pesce, Regina T. – 1990
A study was conducted to determine the current trends in reading materials and methods used to teach first grade students to read in the Northern Valley Region of Bergen County, New Jersey. Twenty-one first grade teachers responded to a survey which consisted of open-ended questions asking about goals and incentives, multiple choice questions on…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Educational Trends, Grade 1, Primary Education
National-Louis Univ., Evanston, IL. – 1995
This document contains 33 papers from a conference on research in adult, continuing, and community education. Representative papers include the following: "Highlander Folk School: A Commune Based on Intellectual Property" (Keith B. Armstrong, Donna J. Martin); "Women, Welfare and Mandated Education: An Analysis of Single Mothers'…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy
