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Peer reviewedHoffman, Amy R.; Daniels, Susan J. – Reading Horizons, 1993
Identifies and explores some of the factors that could block the whole-language movement and suggests options for addressing these potential problems. Notes that patterns that emerged from surveys of curriculum directors, principals, teachers, and parents focused on the importance of inservice education, program accountability, and availability of…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Elementary Education, Emergent Literacy, Inservice Teacher Education
Download full textNew York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Research, Evaluation, and Assessment. – 1993
A study investigated teachers' and staff developers' perceptions and assessment of the Whole Language Network (which assists teachers in using the whole language approach), the support provided to participants, changes in teaching and assessment practices, and the effects of such changes on student attitudes and achievement. A total of 164…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Alternative Assessment, Elementary Education, Faculty Development
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
Casey, Jean M. – 1992
A study investigated the effectiveness of an adapted Writing to Read (WTR) program that focused on the writing process and included the "Stories and More" software for literature-based emphasis. Over 1000 writing portfolio samples were collected from kindergarten through second grade students in 29 classrooms in 6 California school…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Parent Attitudes, Primary Education, Process Approach (Writing)
Peer reviewedMcIntyre, Ellen – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 1995
Examined teachers' beliefs on what constitutes developmentally appropriate literacy instruction. Three teachers were interviewed, observed during planning and instruction time, and asked to reflect on their beliefs and practicing. Through practice, they came to believe that appropriate literacy instruction involves a variety of instructional…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Case Studies, Classroom Environment, Curriculum Development
Rorschach, Elizabeth; Tillyer, Anthea; Verdi, Gail – 1992
An experimental English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) program at City College (New York) is reported. The federally funded project investigated the effectiveness of an instructional method entitled "Fluency First" and based on whole language theories of learning. It requires large amounts of reading and writing, collaboration with peers,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Case Studies, College Students, Curriculum Development
