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Sasithida Saraiwang; Kanoknate Worawong – PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, 2023
This study aimed to determine the effects of a teaching model combining Task-Based Learning (TBL) and Game-Based Learning (GBL), called the Orientation Performance Presentation Analysis Application (OPPAA) model, developed by the researchers, on primary students' English proficiency and to explore teachers' and students' opinions of the model. The…
Descriptors: Task Analysis, Teaching Methods, Game Based Learning, English (Second Language)
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Shuqair, Khaled; Dashti, Abdulmuhsin – English Language Teaching, 2019
The research examines the teachers' perceptions of the use and effectiveness of children's literature in their EFL classrooms in the primary public schools of the State of Kuwait. The research was conducted towards the beginning of the second semester of the academic year 2017/2018. It poses three main and interchangeable questions: 1) To what…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Childrens Literature
Torres, Rhina – Center for Cities & Schools, 2018
According to 2016-2017 school enrollment data, 31.6% of K-5 students were English Learners (ELs) in the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD). Of the many languages spoken at home by students, the most popular languages other than English are Spanish (19.14%) and Cantonese (15.88%). To respond to their needs, SFUSD offers programming that…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Bilingual Education, Language of Instruction, Immersion Programs
Rokita-Jaskow, Joanna, Ed.; Ellis, Melanie, Ed. – Multilingual Matters, 2019
This book provides a holistic overview of what leads to success in foreign language learning at an early age and deepens our understanding of early foreign language learning. The studies use an array of methodological approaches to research learners aged between three and ten, as well as their parents and teachers, in instructional, minimal-input…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Young Children, Educational Policy, Teaching Methods
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Mendive, Susana; Lissi, María Rosa; Bakeman, Roger; Reyes, Adriana – Early Education and Development, 2017
Research Findings: To extend findings that are mainly based on North American studies with English speakers, we studied 989 Chilean mothers from households of low socioeconomic status and their prekindergarten children, posing 2 questions: (a) Do mothers' self-reported practices about literacy development predict early literacy outcomes over and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mothers, Low Income, Parent Child Relationship
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Zwiep, Susan Gomez; Straits, William J. – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2013
This paper presents findings from a 4-year project that developed and implemented a blended inquiry science and English Language Development (ELD) program in a large urban California school district. The sample included over 2,000 students in Kindergarten through 5th grade. Participating students' English and science achievement was compared to a…
Descriptors: Language Arts, Science Instruction, Urban Schools, School Districts
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Chien, Chin-Wen – TESOL Journal, 2012
Elementary school English teachers in Taiwan face classes of students with differing levels of English proficiency, to the point where about one-third of the students may have never learned English before, and another third may already have read Harry Potter in English. A successful teacher recognizes that diversity may affect learning and works…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Classroom Techniques, Individualized Instruction, Elementary Education
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Sidhu, Gurnam Kaur; Fook, Chan Yuen; Kaur, Sarjit – English Language Teaching, 2010
Literature is an expression of life through the medium of language and in the ESL classroom it is often seen as an authentic means of learning the target language. A literature-enriched curriculum not only helps learners improve their reading and writing skills but more importantly helps them internalise grammar and vocabulary. The many benefits…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
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Breslaw, P. I.; And Others – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, 1981
Two studies of the communication skills of orally educated, deaf elementary school children are reported. Severely and profoundly deaf children performed as well as hearing children on limited referential communication. Differences in performance were found among deaf children from three schools with different linguistic philosophies. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Children, Communication Skills, Deafness, Elementary Education
Jalongo, Mary Renck – National Association for the Education of Young Children, 2007
Children's listening habits and skills are a good predictor of oral language proficiency, reading and writing skills, and later school success. Good listening skills do not simply develop naturally--they must be taught and practiced--yet many teachers do not get training on how to teach children to listen. Using clear language and real-life…
Descriptors: Picture Books, Listening, Oral Language, Listening Skills
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Genishi, Celia; Chambers, Richard – Language Arts, 1977
Describes several techniques of informal assessment which might supplement test results. (DD)
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Child Language, Classroom Communication, Elementary Education
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Levine, Virginia B. – Hispania, 1992
One teacher's experience teaching Spanish to a gifted fourth grade class and a traditional class is reported. Three Foreign Language Experience Program (FLEX) objectives were used: promoting interest in a second-language and culture, fostering interest in future study, and exposing students to limited language in thematic settings to acquire…
Descriptors: Child Language, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Education
Duron, Susan – 1982
This paper deals with the history and practices of the language assessment policy being used by the state of Illinois' transitional bilingual education programs serving over 42,000 students. The first section of the paper treats the history of bilingual program evaluation efforts. It divides the discussion into three periods, prior to 1976, from…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingual Students
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Moeller, Mary Pat; And Others – Topics in Language Disorders, 1986
Six stages of a total communication intervention strategy to improve question comprehension skills in a profoundly hearing impaired subject (age 12) are described: (1) enhancing emergent skills; (2) manipulating wh-question forms; (3) increasing flexibility in wh-question responses; (4) developing questions in conversational context; (5) prompting…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Communication Disorders, Comprehension, Deafness
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Feeley, Joan T. – Reading Teacher, 1983
Notes that children who speak little or no English are often placed in regular classrooms without benefit of help from bilingual programs. Offers ideas classroom teachers can use in helping these children learn to read. (FL)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, Language Skills
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