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Peer reviewedMcNinch, George; And Others – Reading Improvement, 1974
Reviews the philosophy of the language experience approach to reading instruction and presents a condensation of a lesson that was developed in a basic reading class. (RB)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Education, Language Experience Approach
Elmquist, Elizabeth – 1987
A practicum was implemented to improve the sight-word vocabulary and attitudes toward reading among 22 second-grade students reading below grade level. The program took approximately 45 minutes a day, 2 days a week. The language experience approach was used in conjunction with word processors. The different types of activities included dictated…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Beginning Reading, Grade 2, Language Experience Approach
Philp, Hugh; Goyen, Judith – 1973
This paper analyzes some of the conditions affecting the introduction of innovations in reading instruction in post-war Britain. The relationship between these innovations and research is explored. Section one presents background information and discusses possible causes for the influx of innovative techniques in reading instruction in the 1950s…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Developmental Reading, Initial Teaching Alphabet, Language Experience Approach
Peer reviewedTrachtenburg, Phyllis; Ferruggia, Ann – Reading Teacher, 1989
Discusses how interactive, whole class techniques (using a student-generated Big Book adaptation of "Corduroy") improved the reading skills of high risk first grade readers. Describes several activities, including sight word strategies, decoding techniques, and word processing, and suggests 27 Big Books for use with these activities. (MM)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Classroom Research, Collaborative Writing, Computer Uses in Education
