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Stewig, John Warren – 1982
Intended for the language arts teacher, this book focuses on how to develop children's language skills. The opening chapter of the book presents a brief overview of child language acquisition, children's language abilities at a particular age, and how these abilities develop. The second chapter, on the importance of children's literature, is based…
Descriptors: Child Language, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Language Acquisition
Hall, MaryAnne – 1976
The central focus of this second edition is the same as that of the first edition: to describe the language-experience approach and to identify instructional practices which can be followed to teach reading with this approach. In addition, the volume expands the theoretical foundations of language-experience communication, extends the…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Creative Writing, Elementary Education, Language Experience Approach
Clay, Marie M. – 1977
Based on information gained in two longitudinal research studies of the beginning reading process, this book offers insights into the detection and prevention of reading failure. The 13 chapters of the book deal with the following topics: barriers to the early identification of reading problems, preschool experiences, school entry, early reading…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Classroom Environment, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education
McCracken, Robert A.; McCracken, Marlene J. – 1986
Focusing on the development of literacy, this book discusses the teaching of reading and writing through stories, songs, and poetry. It is argued that, to develop literacy, teachers must know what to teach, how to Teach efficiently, and how to assign practices through which children learn. The book is organized into three general parts. The first…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Beginning Writing, Cognitive Development, Language Experience Approach
Download full textShuman, R. Baird – 1987
Addressing subjects ranging from reading readiness to phonics, this book examines several fundamental elements of beginning reading instruction. Divided into 12 chapters, the book begins with a chapter providing a general overview of reading instruction, including the debate between the perception of reading as decoding or comprehension, and other…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Beginning Reading, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Reviews
Itzkoff, Seymour W. – 1996
This nontechnical guide for parents and teachers examines learning to read from infants' babbling to the fluent reading of children reading independently for pleasure. Chapter 1, "Baby Speaks," describes language development in infancy. Chapter 2, "Our Alphabet: Language by Ear and by Eye," presents the alphabetic system and…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Dyslexia, Early Reading, Emergent Literacy
