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Onukaogu, Chukwuemeka Eze – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 1997
Contends most people in Third World need functional and development-oriented literacy (FDL) if they are to contribute meaningfully to illiteracy eradication and attainment of sustainable national development in respective countries. Arguing current literacy instruction approaches in most Third World countries can't sustain FDL, suggests adoption…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Functional Literacy, Illiteracy
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Fehlman, Richard H. – English Journal, 1996
Maintains that viewing should be incorporated as an integral element in whole language curricula. Suggests a number of activities for the secondary school language arts classroom, pertaining to specific tenets of the whole language approach. (TB)
Descriptors: Class Activities, English Instruction, Films, Language Arts
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Krashen, Stephen – Talking Points, 2002
Examines the results of the National Reading Panel's (NRP) comparison of skills-based and whole language approaches through the lens of reading comprehension. Reveals that the research does not show that skills-based methods are superior. Concludes that the NRP's interpretation of the results is not the only possible one and should not be the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Phonics, Reading Comprehension
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Meyer, Rick – Talking Points, 1999
Describes one teacher's unhappiness with the teaching situation because of the school district's recent adoption of a systematic intense phonics instruction program that every K-3 teacher is required to use with every child via whole group instruction. Argues for the importance of whole language instruction. (SG)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Identification (Psychology), Phonics, Primary Education
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Dudley-Marling, Curt – Talking Points, 1999
Discusses the label of "whole language teacher" and expresses that the author's concern about being named one is based on his sense that names matter; he worries about who is doing the naming and for what purpose. Concludes that whole language is needed as a way of creating community to support all those language teachers who "teach against the…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Elementary Education, Labeling (of Persons), Reading Instruction
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Feathers, Karen M.; Peterson, Michael; Beloin, Kim – Talking Points, 1999
Describes two schools that were moved into inclusive practices. Notes that in the first school, about half of the teachers considered themselves whole language teachers prior to the inclusion project, while in the second school, both whole language and inclusion were new to the teachers. Discusses the features of change in these schools. (SG)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Education, Inclusive Schools, Phonics
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Feathers, Karen M.; Peterson, Michael; Beloin, Kim – Talking Points, 1999
Serves as a follow up to "Moving toward Inclusive Education: Two Stories" which appeared in the last issue of this journal. Demonstrates, in chart form, the commonalities between inclusive education and whole language. Includes a bibliography of readings in inclusive education and whole language. (SG)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Education, Inclusive Schools, Phonics
Moats, Louisa – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2007
In this practitioners' guide, a recognized reading expert explains how educators, parents, and concerned citizens can spot ineffective reading programs that may hide under the "scientifically-based" banner. Although the term "whole language" is not commonly used today, programs based on its premises remain popular. These…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Reading Programs, Reading Instruction, Whole Language Approach
Atkinson, Sue, Ed.; Fleer, Marilyn, Ed. – 1995
This book is based on the premise that learning in young children takes place through participation in purposeful activity and the learning process includes building on what children already know and enabling children to take responsibility for their own learning. It focuses not just on recent pedagogical developments in science, but shows,…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Educational Strategies, Elementary Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
Miller, Edward – Harvard Education Letter, 1996
Of all the developments in reading research during the past 30 years, few have provided as much fodder for the wars over whole language as "invented spelling." Research on invented spelling led to a developmental theory of how children experiment with phonemic rules and patterns, and scholars urged teachers to allow children to spell…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Invented Spelling, Phonics
Mahurt, Sarah Fleming – 1994
Change in teaching practice is a popular theme in literacy education. A case study examined the nature of the change process in a teacher in a large Caribbean island school district who made a personal decision to change instructional practices from skills-based methods to whole language methods. Through data collection and analysis, a metaphor,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, Elementary Education, Literacy
Smith, Carl B., Ed. – 1991
This book presents the complete proceedings (written presentations as well as transcriptions of oral presentations and group discussions) of a national symposium on alternative assessment in the language arts. Oral presentation titles are: "Current Issues in Alternative Assessment" (Roger Farr); "Whole Language and Evaluation: Some…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Educational Assessment, Elementary Education, Instructional Improvement
Catoe, Elizabeth Anne – 1992
A study was conducted to determine ways in which student learning styles could be accommodated in a whole language classroom. The Reading Style Inventory (RSI) developed by Marie Carbo which follows the Dunn model of learning styles was chosen for the study. The RSI was administered to 10 students in 2 second/third combination grade whole language…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Grade 2, Grade 3, Primary Education
Flynn, Margaret – 1994
Whole language may be described as authentic and purposeful experiences with language in a child's natural environment--it is a philosophy that combines all content area subjects into a meaningful process. The teaching of whole language over the entire spectrum of the curriculum was observed in the Catholic Primary Schools of the Archdiocese of…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Classroom Environment, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Morton, Johnnye L. – 1991
Based on questions asked by teachers in classes, workshops, and conference sessions, this paper provides brief answers to eight of the most frequently asked questions about portfolio assessment. The questions answered in the paper are: (1) What is a portfolio?; (2) What should be put in the portfolio?; (3) How much should be put in the portfolio?;…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Informal Assessment, Literacy, Portfolios (Background Materials)
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