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Peer reviewedDavidson, James E. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1977
A language-experience approach to teaching children to solve story problems is described. (JT)
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education, Instruction, Language Experience Approach
Hoffman, Mary – 1976
This monograph presents classroom activities that were designed to encourage children to read and write in a self-reliant and responsible manner. The activities were chosen for their relevance to the children involved and because the vocabulary involved was interesting, familiar, and worth remembering and using again. The topics are arranged in…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Language Arts, Language Experience Approach
Oklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma City. – 1982
Teaching techniques, lessons, and activities for teaching English as a second language (ESL) in grades K through 12 are suggested. Cross-cultural suggestions, supportive ethno-pedagogical methods, and ideas for implementing the language experience approach to reading are provided within the framework of an activity-based program and an…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Secondary Education
Rigg, Pat – 1977
The language experience approach (LEA) has been used successfully with students who are beginning to read in English as a second language. In an LEA lesson the teacher can elicit students' comments on a wordless picture book, transcribe students' sentences, read the resultant story aloud (or have the class read it), and have the story copied.…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Grammar
Download full textAllen, R. R.; Kellner, Robert W. – 1983
Prepared as part of a series applying recent research in oral and written communication instruction to classroom practice, this booklet deals with the integrated language arts curriculum. Noting the disparity between what is advocated for and what is practiced in language arts teaching, the first section of the booklet describes an integrated…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Communication Skills, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Collins, Norma; Smith, Carl, Comp. – 1990
Originally developed for the Department of Defense Schools (DoDDS) system, this learning package on extending the basal is designed for teachers who wish to upgrade or expand their teaching skills on their own. The package includes a comprehensive search of the ERIC database; a lecture giving an overview on the topic; the full text of several…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Distance Education
Vacca, Richard T., Ed. – The Journal of Language Experience, 1980
This journal issue contains six articles related to language-centered reading instruction, integrated language arts, and reading comprehension. The first article discusses the language experience approach (LEA) to developing comprehension skills in adult beginning readers. The second article describes examples of uses of LEA in such content areas…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Content Area Reading, Creative Development
Gunter, Jock – 1972
This document describes a literacy project in rural Ecuador using a modified version of Sylvia Ashton Warner's language experience approach. This method allows learners to approach written culture on their own terms by learning words important to their life, then transferring these works to sentences and stories. The approach reduces the rural…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Beginning Reading, Daily Living Skills
