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Maddox, Krissy; Feng, Jay – Online Submission, 2013
The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy of whole language instruction versus phonics instruction for improving reading fluency and spelling accuracy. The participants were the first grade students in the researcher's general education classroom of a non-Title I school. Stratified sampling was used to randomly divide…
Descriptors: Whole Language Approach, Phonics, Teaching Methods, Reading Fluency
Baker, Thomas – English Teaching Forum, 2008
This article discusses whole language and phonics approaches to teaching L1 reading. It argues to bring these two perspectives together under an integrated approach to better teach second language reading. The article offers an integrated lesson plan with adaptable activities and techniques that show how to apply the integrated approach.
Descriptors: Reading Research, Lesson Plans, Whole Language Approach, Phonics
McCoy, Linda Jones – 1993
Noting that teachers have expressed a need for more information on how they can incorporate whole language into their classrooms, this paper describes ways of combining whole language techniques in a program that continues to use the basal reader. The paper first offers a brief view of the basic steps often used to incorporate predictable books…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Elementary School Students, Emergent Literacy, Grade 1

Hafer, Jan; And Others – Perspectives in Education and Deafness, 1991
A book-centered, whole-language approach to literacy education is proposed for young children with hearing impairments. Through the context and vocabulary of a selected book, children work on gross and fine motor skills, language, speech, audition, writing, cognitive skills, and social skills. Two sample lesson plans are described. (JDD)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Hearing Impairments, Integrated Activities, Lesson Plans

Mandlebaum, Linda Higbee; And Others – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1994
This article discusses the advantages of using literature in language instruction with special needs students, outlines a process for developing instructional activities, suggests 19 specific books and related learning objectives and activities, and provides a lesson plan that illustrates the incorporation of direct instruction in a whole-language…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Arts, Learning Activities
Ghosn, Irma K. – 1997
This paper is in large part a critique of Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences presented in his 1983 book "Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences," and asserts that the multiple intelligences (MI) concept has been widely misinterpreted. The paper outlines some of the misconceptions of Gardner's theory as identified by…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Learning Theories, Lesson Plans, Multiple Intelligences
Waring, Cynthia Conway – 1995
Intended for special education and reading teachers, this practical resource provides a ready-to-use reading intervention program combining whole language experiences and phonics skills activities that enables students to read for meaning and recognize and recall words on their own. The book includes 34 structured, sequential reading units that…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities, Lesson Plans
Klingborg, Beverly; Cardinalli, Antonina – 2001
This book is the second in a series of thematic units designed especially for children who are deaf and hard of hearing in kindergarten through the elementary grades. The unit focuses on sea creatures and is divided into seven sections. Five sections contain lessons on particular sea animals including whales, turtles, starfish, octopuses, and…
Descriptors: Deafness, Elementary Education, Hearing Impairments, Language Experience Approach
Northwest Territories Dept. of Education, Yellowknife. – 1991
In order for individuals to make informed decisions about their health, they must have support, information, and skills to help them understand what promotes their health and what they themselves can do to enhance health. The major goals of the Northwest Territories (Canada) school health program are: to provide factual information on the human…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Educational Objectives, Elementary School Curriculum, English (Second Language)
Northwest Territories Dept. of Education, Yellowknife. – 1991
In order for individuals to make informed decisions about their health, they must have support, information, and skills to help them understand what promotes their health and what they themselves can do to enhance health. The major goals of the Northwest Territories (Canada) school health program are: to provide factual information on the human…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Educational Objectives, Elementary School Curriculum, English (Second Language)
Northwest Territories Dept. of Education, Yellowknife. – 1991
In order for individuals to make informed decisions about their health, they must have support, information, and skills to help them understand what promotes their health and what they themselves can do to enhance health. The major goals of the Northwest Territories (Canada) school health program are: to provide factual information on the human…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Educational Objectives, Elementary School Curriculum, English (Second Language)
Northwest Territories Dept. of Education, Yellowknife. – 1991
In order for individuals to make informed decisions about their health, they must have support, information, and skills to help them understand what promotes their health and what they themselves can do to enhance health. The major goals of the Northwest Territories (Canada) school health program are: to provide factual information on the human…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Educational Objectives, Elementary School Curriculum, English (Second Language)
Advanced Technology, Inc., Indianapolis, IN. – 1990
The materials collected in this document were submitted to a conference focused on issues relevant to Chapter 1 programs. A wide variety of resources was presented to participants. Resources for teachers related to mathematics cover the topics of teaching reform; curriculum and instruction; problem solving; and estimation. Resources on reading…
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development, Elementary School Students
Hoffman, Carol – 1996
Teachers are faced with the effects of the fragmentation of the family structure and an increasing number of children who are neglected, misbehave, and have trouble with learning. This book offers a solution to teachers in a system bound by legal educational requirements based on the various labels given children in schools today. The book is…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers