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Becoming Literate: Beyond Scribes and Clerks.

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Wolf, Dennis Palmer; Perry, Martha Davis – Theory into Practice, 1988

This article examines the abilities children exercise in a variety of record-making activities, including mapping, quantification, and music notation. The ways teachers and educational climates promote different versions of literacy are discussed. Children's conceptions of literacy are examined. (JL)

Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Decoding (Reading), Early Childhood Education, Literacy

Fostering a Learning Community for Arabic.

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Ryding, Karin Christina – Theory into Practice, 1994

Discusses the linguistic and psychological barriers that exist for English-speaking students of Arabic. The article explains theoretical and practical issues in teaching Arabic as a foreign language and describes the implementation of four principles in the Foreign Service Institute approach. Suggests that this approach is transferrable to…

Descriptors: Arabic, College Students, Higher Education, Language Skills