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Wilson, Robert D. – 1980
Noting that while the language experience approach to reading instruction assumes that the learner is intuitively familiar with the language and that this familiarity facilitates recognition of the language on the printed page, this paper argues that students learning to read in a second language do not have the same degree of intuitive…
Descriptors: Context Clues, Decoding (Reading), English (Second Language), Language Experience Approach
Peer reviewedEsling, John; Downing, John – TESL Canada Journal, 1986
Examination of cognitive prerequisites for the acquisition of reading skills identified two kinds of conceptual representations of language activities--functional and technical concepts. English-as-a-second-language students can transfer these concepts to second-language literacy, but attention must be given to orthographic coding principles of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, English (Second Language), Language Experience Approach, Orthographic Symbols
Crawford, Leslie W. – 1982
In learning to read a nonnative language, the learner's ability to achieve meaning is hampered if adequate preparation or readiness for reading is neglected. A review of the literature pertaining to second language learning and reading in a second language has identified five principles that appear to be significant in providing effective reading…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Decoding (Reading), Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Spanish Curricula Development Center, Miami Beach, FL. – 1977
Focusing on the community, this Spanish as a Second Language unit provides the English-dominant child with the structures and vocabulary needed for effective communication in a bilingual environment. The instructional and assessment activities help the child build concepts in his new language through formal and informal language experiences.…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Decoding (Reading), Elementary Education, Grammar
Spanish Curricula Development Center, Miami Beach, FL. – 1977
Spanish for grade 3 is presented in this teachers' guide to the instructional and assessment activities of unit nine. The function of this strand is to help provide the English-dominant child with the structures and vocabulary needed for effective communication in a bilingual environment. Instructional activities are designed to help the child…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cultural Education, Decoding (Reading), Grade 3
Spanish Curricula Development Center, Miami Beach, FL. – 1977
The Spanish SL strand of unit five for second graders provides the English-dominant child with the structures and vocabulary he will need for effective communication in a bilingual environment. This teacher's guide contains assessment activities, activities for oral language development, and activities for listening and related skills of…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Decoding (Reading), Grade 2, Grammar
