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Escamilla, Kathy; Hopewell, Susan; Slavick, Jody – Reading Teacher, 2021
We begin this article with a brief look at opportunities to learn for the nation's growing numbers of Emerging Bilingual children. We briefly present the research literature that supports the use of children's languages other in English (LOTEs) in literacy instruction whether the children are participating in bilingual/dual language programs or…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Literacy Education, Teaching Methods
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McClung, Nicola A. – Reading Teacher, 2018
Critical literacy provides the opportunity to queer picture books and challenge normative depictions of family. In this autoethnography, the author describes her 4-year-old's journey of learning to talk back to texts as she actively constructs a better, more just world. The author argues that a critical literacy tool kit is vital to every child's…
Descriptors: Critical Literacy, Family Literacy, Picture Books, Ethnography
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Smith, Lewis B. – Reading Teacher, 1976
Describes the benefits of having students tape their own stories for use by the entire class. (RB)
Descriptors: Child Language, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Language Acquisition
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Fox, Sharon E. – Reading Teacher, 1976
Descriptors: Child Language, Language Acquisition, Language Instruction, Literature Reviews
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Degler, Lois Sauer – Reading Teacher, 1979
Describes how to use wordless picture books to develop reading readiness and language competence. (MKM)
Descriptors: Books, Child Language, Childrens Literature, Instructional Materials
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Platt, Penny – Reading Teacher, 1977
Children's drawings provide a natural introduction to reading and writing. (JM)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Child Language, Elementary Education, Graphic Arts
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DiStefano, Philip P.; Hagerty, Patricia J. – Reading Teacher, 1985
Argues that rather than using a spelling series and treating spelling as a subject separate from the other language arts, teachers should use a program that begins with encouraging invented spelling and moves to the use of high frequency word lists and spelling by meaning. (FL)
Descriptors: Child Language, Elementary Education, Integrated Activities, Language Acquisition
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Bromley, Karen D'Angelo – Reading Teacher, 1984
Looks at research and practice in the area of idioms and offers suggestions for teaching them effectively. (FL)
Descriptors: Child Language, Elementary Education, Figurative Language, Idioms
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Goodman, Kenneth S. – Reading Teacher, 1972
Descriptors: Child Language, Language Acquisition, Literacy, Reading Comprehension
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Susi, Geraldine Lee – Reading Teacher, 1986
Sets forth educational inferences drawn from a classroom incident involving a first-grade child and her first story writing experience. (FL)
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Language, Cognitive Processes, Grade 1