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Peer reviewedGreene, Beth G. – Language Arts, 1993
Presents annotations of 12 books, conference papers, and other materials concerning the reading/writing connection, literature-based reading, and whole language. (RS)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Elementary Education, Integrated Activities, Language Arts
Download full textSmith, Carl B., Ed. – 2003
During the 1970s direct phonics instruction was the preferred method of reading instruction. In the 1980s the whole language concept caught on and phonics instruction was considered defunct. In the 1990s the pendulum, in the process of swinging back, was intercepted before it went to the extreme of "all phonics," by a balanced approach…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Elementary Education, Language Arts, Literature Reviews
Peer reviewedJournal of Children's Literature, 1997
Presents annotations of 30 notable children's books in all genres (published in 1996). Includes suggestions of experiences, activities, and related literature for each work of literature. (RS)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Elementary Education
Shao, Xianya, Comp.; Woolman, David C., Ed. – 1993
Intended to help practitioners make the transition from traditional to whole language instruction in reading and writing, this 160-item annotated bibliography provides a selection of journal articles and research reports, language arts curriculum guides, student texts, and professional textbooks which reflect whole language theory, research,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Curriculum Guides, Elementary Education, Language Arts
Peer reviewedVan Arsdale, Minerva; And Others – Reading Teacher, 1992
Presents reviews by elementary school classroom teachers of books that have had a significant impact on their teaching and the philosophical underpinning for their actions. Includes reviews of four books on literature, literacy, language arts, whole language, the holistic approach, and assessment. (PRA)
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Educational Resources, Elementary Education, Language Arts
Stanek, Lou Willett – School Library Journal, 1991
Discusses the use of literature in the whole-language approach. Examples show the integration of a second grader's experiences with the curriculum; integrating the language arts in the middle school via study of the author as well as the book; and the integration of literature into the study of history. Titles to use in each area are suggested.…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Integrated Curriculum, Interdisciplinary Approach, Intermediate Grades
Withington, Janice J. – 1996
Aimed at helping students in grades 5-8 read and enjoy more varieties of literature as well as promoting more writing, this guide offers materials which use a thematic approach to reading, writing, and literature. The guide provides reproducible and hands-on activity ideas plus bibliographies for the genres of realistic fiction, animal tales,…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Class Activities, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools
