The article discusses the advantages and disadvantages of the language experience approach and the basal reader approach to reading instruction for hearing impaired students. Suggestions are offered to parents regarding evaluating the effectiveness of their child's reading program. (CL)

This pamphlet presents a medium which attempts to capitalize on the major strengths of all reading language approaches by incorporating the three basic teaching methods (auditory-visual-kinesthetic). The Picture-Vocabulary-Story (PVS) medium is designed to provide students with suitable experiences, knowledge of vocabulary, comprehension of what…

The purpose of this publication is to provide kindergarten teachers with the rationale, ideas, and activities necessary for implementing an experience-based language/prereading program in their classrooms. The various sections contain a rationale for using language experience activities; suggestions for classroom management of such activities; and…

When a child uses his words and his ideas in learning to read, he also assists in the normal integration of his personality. Starting with a method of language experience developed by Sylvia Ashton-Warner, the author, a reading consultant, describes a language experience-reading program which utilizes the student's own curiosity and interests. (RK)

The use of rhymes in a reading program can result in improved listening skills, increased vocabulary, improved spelling, and greater proficiency in comprehension. A rhyme can be improvised and/or adapted for every skill in the reading hierarchy. In order to make knowledge about rhyming words useful for improving reading skills, the teacher must…

Focusing on reading for enjoyment, the seven articles in this collection were drawn from the Tenth Annual Reading Conference held at Indiana State University. Topics discussed in the articles are: (1) reading aloud to students, (2) how to have fun while teaching vocabulary, (3) the enjoyment and affective dimensions of "EAS into Reading," (4)…

This paper discusses some educational developments which have either surfaced or been revived during the past decade or so and which may contribute to or influence the teaching of reading. The developments discussed include: accountability and performance contracting; the use of more adults (parents, paraprofessionals, and college students) in the…

A LANGUAGE-EXPERIENCE PROGRAM INCLUDING SPELLING, LISTENING, READING, WRITING, AND SPEAKING IS DISCUSSED. THE TEACHER HELPS EACH CHILD BECOME INCREASINGLY SENSITIVE TO HIS ENVIRONMENT AND SUCCEED THROUGH A VARIETY OF LANGUAGE EXPERIENCES. TWENTY LANGUAGE EXPERIENCES ARE GROUPED INTO THREE CATEGORIES TO AID THE TEACHER IN SELECTING APPROPRIATE…

This book, written in Chamorro, is part of a series used in the bilingual education program in Guam. It is an elementary reader with many illustrations. (SK)

This book, written in Chamorro, is part of a series used in the bilingual education program in Guam. It is an elementary reader with many illustrations. (SK)

This book, written in Chamorro, is part of a series used in the bilingual education program in Guam. It is an elementary reader with many illustrations. (SK)

This book, written in Chamorro, is part of a series used in the bilingual education program in Guam. It is an elementary reader with many illustrations. (SK)

This book, written in Chamorro, is part of a series used in the bilingual education program in Guam. It is an elementary reader with many illustrations. (SK)

This book, written in Chamorro, is part of a series used in the bilingual education program in Guam. It is an elementary reader with many illustrations. (SK)

This book, written in Chamorro, is part of a series used in the bilingual education program in Guam. It is an elementary reader with many illustrations. (SK)