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Morris, Darrell – Reading Horizons, 1996
Describes how children develop printed word knowledge when taught with a top-down, sentence-based approach. Cites four stages in word knowledge development: word as a nameable object in text; word as an object with a beginning element; word as an object with a discernible beginning and end; and word as an object with a beginning, middle, and end.…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Case Studies, Grade 1, Individual Development
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Dahl, Karin L.; Scharer, Patricia L.; Lawson, Lora L.; Grogan, Patricia R. – Reading Research Quarterly, 1999
Analyzes phonics teaching and learning in eight whole-language first-grade classrooms from October through May. Finds that foundation concepts (phonemic and phonological awareness, phonemic segmentation) and letter-sound relationships were taught and that teachers differentiated phonics instruction based on learned development and ongoing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Beginning Reading, Decoding (Reading), Grade 1
WGBH-TV, Boston, MA. – 2001
"Between the Lions" is an award-winning PBS television series based on a comprehensive literacy curriculum that combines phonics and whole language. This guide has been created to help first grade teachers use "Between the Lions" in their classrooms to enhance their reading lessons. The guide is filled with engaging activities,…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Curriculum Enrichment, Grade 1, Learning Activities
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Sears, Sue – Reading Psychology, 1999
Considers two different views of beginning reading, one emphasizing the alphabetic nature of written language and the other focusing on contextual, as opposed to graphic, information. Examines different perspectives by evaluating oral reading errors in 15 first graders. Results support the influence of instructional approach on children's…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Error Analysis (Language), Grade 1, Oral Reading
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Fowler, Dorothy. – Educational Leadership, 1998
A first-grade teacher explains how she uses the whole-part-whole reading model with 15 youngsters. Rereading allows students to practice recently learned skills and strategies, while developing fluency and comprehension. Other exercises include reading aloud in pairs, deciphering the daily schedule, discussions of syllable and sound similarities,…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Educational Practices, Grade 1, Phonics
Shaver, Judy C.; Wise, Beth S. – 1990
In reflecting on an overview of research on microcomputers in the public schools, a researcher found that early programs were largely based on a programmed instruction model. Computers were primarily used to provide for simple repetition of low-level decoding tasks. The emphasis of whole language literacy is in direct contrast to this approach.…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Computer Assisted Instruction, Early Intervention, Grade 1
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Siera, Maureen; Combs, Martha – Reading Horizons, 1990
Shares experiences of two first grade teachers who were beginning to make a transition from basal reading to a more holistic approach. Suggests that, although teachers are in transition from basals to more holistic approaches, some incompatible and contradictory elements will exist. (MG)
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Beginning Reading, Classroom Techniques, Grade 1
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Hoffman, James V.; And Others – Journal of Reading Behavior, 1994
Examines the first-grade materials in five new basal programs submitted for the 1993 Texas state adoption, comparing them with program materials currently in use in the state. Finds substantial changes in the more recent series. Interprets findings in terms of historical trends as well as recent developments in the literature-based and…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Beginning Reading, Comparative Analysis, Grade 1
Price, Debra; And Others – 1996
Concerns have been expressed both in the popular press and in the professional literature regarding skills instruction and the literature-based movement. There is a growing perception that direct instruction in "basic" skills is discouraged within a literature-based philosophy. This booklet challenges this perception as a myth through…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Case Studies, Classroom Communication, Grade 1
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McIntyre, Ellen – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1990
Investigated strategies beginning readers use as they read self-selected texts in the reading centers of first-grade whole language classrooms. Patterns of reading behavior show general movement from a focus on pictures to a focus on print. Strategies were recursive, not developmentally linear. (Author/BB)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Childrens Literature, Classroom Environment, Elementary School Students
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Stahl, Steven A. – Review of Educational Research, 1990
The effectiveness of whole language/language experience programs versus basal reader approaches is considered. The politicization of whole language teaching and the use of the nonbasal approaches in kindergarten versus first grade are the focal themes. (TJH)
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Beginning Reading, Comparative Analysis, Grade 1
Freeman, Ruth H. – 1990
One of the greatest advantages of teaching first graders to read and write using a whole literacy approach is the flexibility the method provides for meeting the needs of each individual learner. Children use their dictated language as the text and work within small groups. Children can join any group working at an appropriate level or work…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Beginning Writing, Grade 1, Individualized Instruction
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Biemiller, Andrew; Siegel, Linda S. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1997
This study compared the "Bridge" experimental reading program and whole language instruction with 106 economically disadvantaged first graders at risk for reading difficulties. The "Bridge" program uses icons or picture symbols to facilitate print word identification. The "Bridge" group performed significantly better…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Early Intervention, Economically Disadvantaged, Grade 1
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Traweek, Dean; Berninger, Virginia – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1997
This study compared two beginning reading programs, Integrated Reading-Writing (IR-W) and DISTAR in comparable urban schools with students "at risk" for literacy problems. Although the two programs resulted in comparable gains in word recognition and overall reading achievement by the end of first grade, children in IR-W tended to…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Comparative Analysis, Early Intervention, Educationally Disadvantaged
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Dahl, Karin L. – Journal of Reading Behavior, 1993
Suggests that spontaneous utterances of first-grade inner-city children in whole-language classrooms in two urban sites reveal five trends in learner perceptions of beginning reading and writing: (1) metacognitive statements reporting learner self-appraisal and self-management; (2) sound/symbol relations; (3) hypotheses about reading; (4) patterns…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Beginning Writing, Grade 1, Inner City
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