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Bettmann, Joen – NAMTA Journal, 2016
Through a strong Montessori orientation to the parameters of spoken language, Joen Bettmann makes the case for "materializing" spoken knowledge using the stimulation of real objects and real situations that promote mature discussion around the sensorial aspect of the prepared environment. She lists specific materials in the classroom…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Montessori Method, Singing, Vocabulary Development
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Collins, Molly F.; Dennis, Sarah E. – NHSA Dialog, 2009
Among risk factors associated with reading difficulties, poverty and underdeveloped oral language skills can be particularly detrimental to reading success. The City Early Reading First (CERF) project implemented a comprehensive curriculum, professional development, intensive mentoring, and home supports to enhance children's language, literacy,…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Early Reading, Oral Language, Disadvantaged Youth
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Poritsky, Ellen Franke – Foreign Language Annals, 1990
Describes the development of a Russian language enrichment program for four year olds and kindergartners. Visual aids, songs, games, and skits were used to introduce and review lexical items, whereas discussion focused on the cultural contrasts between the lives of Soviet and American children. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Instructional Development, Language Enrichment, Preschool Education
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Steven, Vance – English for Specific Purposes, 1991
Demonstrates the use of concordances to prepare classroom vocabulary materials that are both authentic and relevant, assuming the databases used are pertinent to students, and shows how concordance-based exercises can enhance student competence in both semantic and syntactic elements of language. (nine references) (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, English for Special Purposes, Indexes, Language Enrichment
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Dorr, Roberta E. – Reading Teacher, 2006
Children arrive in classrooms with varied background knowledge, which means that teachers must select instructional methods, materials, and techniques to meet multiple needs. A carefully planned approach that includes direct and explicit instruction--as well as extensive opportunities for reading, writing, speaking, and listening--can help…
Descriptors: Language Enrichment, Language Experience Approach, Literacy, Reading Instruction
Littlefield, Lael; Grenier, Rafael – 1987
A foreign language segment was integrated into the exploratory curriculum of the sixth grade in Marion, Indiana's middle schools. The overall course offers nine-week segments in home economics, industrial arts, computer literacy, and foreign language, introducing the children to curricular areas they may select later in middle school. In the…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Contrastive Linguistics, Course Content, Course Organization