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Literacy Development in a Multilingual Kindergarten Classroom.

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Abramson, Shareen; And Others – Childhood Education, 1990

Whole language activities promote the English literacy development of young children with limited English proficiency. Teaching strategies for promoting whole language development include (1) content-specific instruction; (2) scaffolding; (3) caretaker speech; (4) wait time; (5) peer interaction; and (6) cultural relating. (DG)

Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Emergent Literacy, English (Second Language), Kindergarten Children

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Gilstrap, Robert L.; And Others – Childhood Education, 1995

Reviews "Thematic Units: An Integrated Approach to Teaching Science and Social Studies" (Fredericks, Meinbach, and Rothlein); "Using Poetry across the Curriculum: A Whole Language Approach" (Chatton); "Getting Down to Cases: Learning to Teach with Case Studies" (Wassermann); "Phonic Phacts" (Goodman); and "English As a Second Language: 25…

Descriptors: Case Studies, English (Second Language), Phonics, Poetry