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Lieberth, Ann K. – Teaching English to Deaf and Second-Language Students, 1994
Describes a literacy training program for adults with deafness, along with pre- and posttraining results of assessments of 10 adults enrolled in the program. The results indicated that the computerized drill and practice items used in the program were effective in increasing the English literacy of program participants. (23 references) (MDM)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Computer Uses in Education, Deafness
Hale, Marilyn – 1991
A formative evaluation was conducted during the first year of a whole language literacy project at Sir William Osler High School, Ontario, Canada, which serves students who have been diagnosed as functioning below grade level. Interviews were conducted to collect descriptive information from the six Osler staff members involved in the project, the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Foreign Countries, High School Students, High Schools
Hale, Marilyn – 1991
A formative evaluation was conducted during the first year of a whole language literacy project at Maplewood High School, Ontario, Canada, which serves students who have been diagnosed as functioning below grade level. Interviews were conducted to collect descriptive information from the five Maplewood staff members involved in the project, the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Foreign Countries, High School Students, High Schools
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Gothard, Heather M.; Russell, Suzanne M. – Childhood Education, 1990
Presents two kindergarten teachers' accounts of the use of the whole language approach to children's learning in class. Describes the reading of a children's book to a public kindergarten class and the subsequent literacy-related activities. (BB)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Holistic Approach
Sturtevant, Elizabeth G., Ed.; Linek, Wayne M., Ed. – 1994
This 1994 yearbook presents 24 papers and a summary of the dissertation award winner "Overcoming Misconceptions about Science Beliefs" (G. Qian). Papers are: "The Roots of Reading: Preserving the Heritage of a Profession" (N. A. Stahl and others; "CRA Professional Programs and Progress: A Personal Twenty-Five Year Perspective" (James E. Walker);…
Descriptors: Adults, Classroom Research, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Clark, Jack M. – 1992
This booklet provides strategies for implementing whole-language reading and writing in classroom and tutorial settings for at-risk learners, with a focus on migrant students. The whole-language approach integrates reading, writing, listening, and speaking into language arts, social studies, science, and other content areas. Within an environment…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), High Risk Students, Instructional Materials
Carrasquillo, Angela, Ed.; Hedley, Carolyn, Ed. – 1993
Papers on the whole language approach in bilingual education include: "Whole Native Language Instruction for Limited-English-Proficient Students" (Angela L. Carrasquillo); "Communicative Competence and Whole Language Instruction in the Foreign Language Secondary School Classroom" (Rita Acuna-Reyes); "Literacy, Language, School, and Community: A…
Descriptors: Bilingual Special Education, Bilingualism, Case Studies, Change Strategies