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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
Lewinger, Miriam – Elementary English, 1973
Describes how The 14th Dragon,'' a children's book, can be used to stimulate the student's imagination in an experience approach to language and reading. (MM)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Imagination
Klingborg, Beverly; Cardinalli, Antonina – 2001
This book is the second in a series of thematic units designed especially for children who are deaf and hard of hearing in kindergarten through the elementary grades. The unit focuses on sea creatures and is divided into seven sections. Five sections contain lessons on particular sea animals including whales, turtles, starfish, octopuses, and…
Descriptors: Deafness, Elementary Education, Hearing Impairments, Language Experience Approach
Barchers, Suzanne I. – 1994
Based on the belief that the teaching and learning of language are inextricably intertwined, this book addresses the challenge of providing an integrated language arts program in the elementary and middle school level that bridges traditional instruction and thematic, whole language, or literature-based instruction. The book also presents ways to…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Integrated Curriculum
McCoy, Linda Jones – 1990
Undergraduate education students can often discuss the language experience approach intelligently, listing advantages and disadvantages with ease, but express bewilderment when it comes time in a reading practicum class to actually use the approach with a child. A teaching guide can serve as an aid to those students who have previously studied the…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Class Activities, Elementary Education, Language Arts
Tierney, Robert J.; And Others – 1985
Designed primarily for use with basal reader instruction, this book describes over fifty reading instruction strategies and practices. The book is divided into the following 11 units: (1) "Lesson Frameworks"; (2) "Comprehension and Content Area Reading Strategies"; (3) "Strategies for Responding to Reading as Writers"; (4) "Text-Based…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Class Activities, Content Area Reading, Elementary Education
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Language Services Branch. – 1987
Alberta's guide to English as a second language (ESL) instruction in the elementary schools is designed as a supplement to the general elementary language arts curriculum guide. It provides guidelines for programming that gives ESL students opportunities to learn English. It contains: (1) an orientation section on the nature of culture; (2) a…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cognitive Style, Communication Skills, Concept Formation
