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Download full textHornstein, Stephen; And Others – Insights into Open Education, 1992
Based on the belief that teacher educators can no longer be satisfied to teach about whole language without teaching through whole language, this article presents five major premises of whole language and then describes several strategies by which this philosophy has been implemented in university classrooms. The premises are that learning happens…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, Higher Education, Learning Theories
Hill, Sara, Ed.; And Others – Information Update, 1989
This newsletter issue focuses entirely on classroom instruction in adult basic education (ABE) and English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) programs. The first article, "Whole Language and Adult Literacy Education" (Kazemek), describes 10 principles of holistic language education and how they may be translated into actual classroom practice.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adults, Dramatics
Vivian, Diane M. – Insights into Open Education, 1990
"Think Big" is a thematic literary unit, using literature about elephants in a holistic way and attempting to cross the curriculum into the content areas of science and math. It is a way of expanding the basal reading series and providing appropriate and supportive instruction in a cooperative, more interactive learning environment. To…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Content Area Reading, Elementary Education
