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Turner, Judy – Primary English Notes (P.E.N.), 1984
The teaching activities presented in this pamphlet focus on spelling. The pamphlet begins with a discussion of the relationship between spelling and writing. Following that, it describes a language experience approach and its implications, the benefits of daily writing, and the kind of writing that allows a successful spelling program to operate.…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Instructional Development, Language Experience Approach, Spelling
Cranston, Randy; King, Judith – B. C. Journal of Special Education, 1987
Examples of the awareness of young children of printed information they have gained informally are used to demonstrate some of the important knowledge that children bring to beginning reading and writing. Teachers need to encourage exploratory reading and writing experiences. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Early Childhood Education, Language Experience Approach, Reading Instruction
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Smith, Nancy J. – Reading Teacher, 1985
Reviews ways that the word processor makes the language experience approach easier for teachers and students. (FL)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Education, Language Experience Approach, Microcomputers
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Richgels, Don – Reading Horizons, 1982
Argues that the language experience approach to the teaching of beginning reading not only makes use of the valuable resource of children's speaking, but also cultivates their metalinguistic ability and eases their transition between two very different forms of language. (FL)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Language Acquisition, Language Experience Approach, Linguistic Theory
Las Vegas-Clark County Library District, Las Vegas, NV. – 1989
This curriculum guide was developed for tutors using the "Challenger Adult Reading Series." The guide is intended to help tutors make the lessons more effective, motivational, and meaningful for students. The guide is based on a five-part lesson plan prescribed by the Computer-Assisted Literacy in Libraries (CALL) program: language…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Computer Assisted Instruction, Individual Activities
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Houston, Gloria; And Others – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1991
The whole-language learning approach is applied to the teaching of writing skills to children with disabilities. Oral storytelling is the basis for an eight-step procedure which progresses from hearing a storyteller through writing a class story and on to publishing and storytelling. (DB)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Disabilities, Elementary Education, Group Instruction
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Hoffman, Lauren P. – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1991
The South Metropolitan Association Communication Development Program in Flossmoor, Illinois, developed a language-oriented program that improved reading and writing proficiency of students with communication disorders. The program involves development and reading of language experience stories, role playing, vocabulary development, and other…
Descriptors: Communication Disorders, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Acquisition, Language Experience Approach
Dixon, Carol; Nessel, Denise – 1983
The Language Experience Approach (LEA) to teaching reading in English as a second language is described. LEA uses the student's own experiences, vocabulary, and language patterns to create texts for reading instruction. Three stages are defined for assessing learners' levels of language use. The LEA instructional procedures are designed to be…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Experience Approach, Language Skills, Reading Instruction
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Allen, Elizabeth G.; Laminack, Lester L. – Reading Teacher, 1982
Provides ideas for implementing the language experience approach with first-grade students. (FL)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Grade 1, Language Experience Approach, Learning Activities
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Bradley, Virginia N. – Language Arts, 1982
Discusses how microcomputers can stimulate invention in composition, through electronic mail, text analysis, and word processing programs. Describes two exploratory studies designed to examine the feasibility of using a word processor for language experience and sentence-combining activities in the elementary school classroom. (HTH)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Education, Language Experience Approach, Microcomputers
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Kaderavek, Joan N.; Mandlebaum, Linda Higbee – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1993
This article explores ways to enhance oral discussions to increase the written language abilities of students with learning disabilities. It discusses oral and written language differences, and offers specific strategies for improving oral narrative skills within the Language Experience Approach (LEA), such as using semantic maps and teaching…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary Secondary Education, Language Experience Approach
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Blum, Irene H.; Taylor, Nancy E. – Reading World, 1983
Describes a six-step technique that capitalizes on children's experiences and interests while providing structure and redundancy within a creative framework to maximize sight word acquisition. (FL)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Childhood Interests, Language Acquisition, Language Experience Approach
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Franklin, Elizabeth A. – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1992
The use of the language experience approach to teach readiness and beginning reading and writing skills in preschool programs is explored. The value of this holistic approach is illustrated with a case study of a preschool child with a severe expressive language delay and phonological disorder. (DB)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Case Studies, Expressive Language, Language Experience Approach
Tyler, Barbara – 1994
Certain settings and activities can be initiated in the classroom to encourage reluctant writers to write. The classroom environment should be structured so that writing efforts produce positive reinforcement. Sharing ideas with peers or the teacher prior to writing will enable students to feel that their ideas are worthwhile. Children can be…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Feedback
Milz, Vera E. – 1982
Focusing on writing as a language process, this booklet describes a framework for writing instruction that has as a major consideration the totality of language. The first section discusses writing as a language process, emphasizing that as children learn to write, they can also learn to listen, speak, and read. The second section focuses on the…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Development
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