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Lake, Veronica A. – Learning, 1992
Describes one educator's whole-language approach to elementary school reading. Her class activities focus on books and friends during February to help celebrate Valentine's day. Two student pages offer friendship-oriented student activities. (SM)
Descriptors: Activity Units, Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Cooperative Learning
Learning, 1995
The article explains how elementary teachers can strike a balance between whole language and traditional approaches to reading instruction, describing successful programs and sharing several teachers' suggestions for combining the two methods in the classroom. A list of reading resources is included. (SM)
Descriptors: Creative Teaching, Directed Reading Activity, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students