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"Old-Fashioned, Good Teachers": African American Parents' Views of Effective Early Instruction.
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Harry, Beth; And Others – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1996
A 3-year study of the views of the parents of 18 African American preschoolers found parents in strong support for explicit instruction in "the three Rs," with an emphasis on phonics instruction. The need to include parents in the dialog about pedagogy and in making instructional decisions for their children is addressed. (CR)
Descriptors: Black Students, Curriculum, Educational Attitudes, Instructional Effectiveness
Reading-Writing Connections: Using Literature as a Zone of Proximal Development for Writing.
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Bos, Candace S. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1991
This article presents an empirical basis for the relationship between reading and writing, a theoretical socio-historical model of teaching and learning that highlights the purposeful nature of both reading and writing as creating meaning, and instructional strategies for creating literacy events that promote learning-disabled students'…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Literacy Education
A Sociocultural Perspective: Teaching Ways-of-Thinking and Ways-of-Talking in a Literacy Community.
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Englert, Carol Sue; Mariage, Troy V. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1996
The activities of a literacy project are described as examples of social constructivism. The role of social and dialogic interactions of teachers and students in literacy communities in which the production, rather than the reproduction, of knowledge is the goal of the instruction is emphasized. Examples of teacher and student dialog are provided.…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities
The Importance of Meaningful Contexts in Bilingual Special Education: Moving to Whole Language.
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Lopez-Reyna, Norma A. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1996
This article examines issues in bilingual special education in the context of moving from a skills-based approach to a whole language approach. Classroom observations in a self-contained elementary classroom for students with learning disabilities revealed the role of the native language and background experiences, the teacher's role in assessing…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Classroom Techniques, Educational Methods, Educational Principles