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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
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
Hancock, Marjorie R. – Illinois Schools Journal, 1991
Presents a selected bibliography of 44 entries concerning whole language theory, research, practice, and evaluation. Annotations are followed by subheadings indicating the primary foci of the book or article. These sources will help practitioners make the transition from traditional to whole language instruction in reading and writing. (CJS)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Kindergarten, Program Evaluation, Reading Instruction
Aufmann, Amy K.; Wham, Mary Ann – 1991
Serving as a guide for teachers interested in implementing a whole language philosophy within their classrooms and as a resource for teachers who have whole language classrooms, this annotated bibliography presents thorough annotations of 12 selected texts published between 1979 and 1992 encouragement and support for the whole language philosophy.…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Beginning Reading, Beginning Writing, Childrens Literature
Peer reviewedSensenbaugh, Roger – Reading Research and Instruction, 1992
Presents annotations of nine articles from the ERIC database that discuss the pedagogical relationship between reading teachers and their students. Includes articles that deal with whole-language instruction, student motivation, instructional grouping, questioning techniques, and the characteristics of effective teachers. (PRA)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Elementary Secondary Education, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Higher Education
Hall, Nigel, Ed. – 1997
This 173-item annotated bibliography contains books on literacy primarily published in 1996 in the United Kingdom, although some books are included which were omitted from the guide for the previous year. In addition to an annotation, each entry provides author's name, full title, number of pages, place of publication and publisher, and ISBN…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Writing, Elementary Secondary Education
