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Gilman, Michelle; Norton, Bonny – BC TEAL Journal, 2020
Given the large number of students from immigrant and refugee backgrounds in Canadian schools, our study investigates to what extent an open access multilingual digital platform, Storybooks Canada (https://www.storybookscanada.ca/), might serve the interests of elementary school English language learners. Our study drew on insights from 13…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Open Educational Resources, Elementary School Students, English Language Learners
Ollila, Lloyd O., Ed. – 1981
Various aspects of beginning reading programs in six countries are discussed in the five articles in this booklet. In the first article, the principles and methods of instruction used in Sweden are described and trends in beginning reading instruction are noted. The importance of a verbal environment, teacher competence, and early diagnosis in…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Foreign Countries, Primary Education, Program Descriptions
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Pienaar, Peter T. – Reading Teacher, 1977
Describes and evaluates "Breakthrough to Literacy," a beginning reading scheme based on the language experience approach and launched in Saskatoon, Canada schools in 1974. (RB)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Language Experience Approach, Primary Education, Program Descriptions
Saint-Laurent, Lise; And Others – Etudes et recherches, 1994
This booklet presents a reading and writing intervention program for French Canadian preschool children with developmental delays, to be implemented by parents or collaboratively by parents and teachers. The program calls for children to have frequent contacts with written language, in order to facilitate the development of a positive attitude…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Developmental Delays, Early Intervention, Educational Strategies
Cutts, Warren G., Ed. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1964
This bulletin is based upon a conference on beginning reading instruction which brought together professional leaders in the field of reading and related disciplines. Their purpose was to report on research and to review a variety of practices on primary reading. Keynoting the conference, one of America's foremost reading authorities gives a…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Preschool Children, Reading Instruction, Reading Programs
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Planning and Research Branch. – 1979
To assist Cree-speaking native Canadian students in English language acquisition, the Mighty Moose Reading Project was initiated with a threefold aim: to develop program materials designed specifically as supplementary beginning reading materials for native students; to determine the effectiveness of the materials in improving reading skills, oral…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Beginning Reading, Canada Natives, Cree