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| Reading | 5 |
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| Barrett, James Martin | 1 |
| Cooper, Judith | 1 |
| Lewis, Christine Y. | 1 |
| Prentice, Julie | 1 |
| Southgate, Vera | 1 |
| Weinberger, Jo | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 4 |
| Guides - Classroom - Teacher | 3 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
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Peer reviewedSouthgate, Vera; Lewis, Christine Y. – Reading, 1973
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Reading Instruction, Reading Level, Reading Programs
Peer reviewedWeinberger, Jo – Reading, 1988
Describes a program in which parents demonstrated a willingness to become involved in the reading activities of their preschool children, following involvement in Share-a-Story sessions. (NH)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Family School Relationship, Foreign Countries, Parent Participation
Peer reviewedBarrett, James Martin – Reading, 1987
Contends that children need to learn phonic skills, not necessarily through early direct teaching, but through reading experience. Suggests using Paired Reading, which is validated by psycholinguistic reading theory and provides opportunities to learn to read from context and use innate syntactic and semantic knowledge. (SKC)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Context Clues, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedCooper, Judith – Reading, 1987
Describes a teacher's development of a "book-share" reading program for nursery school children which involves students, parents, and teacher in a process of sharing books, responses to books, and concerns about reading skills. Suggests that such a program increases children's confidence about reading. (ARH)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Family School Relationship, Foreign Countries, Parent Participation
Peer reviewedPrentice, Julie – Reading, 1987
Presents methods for teaching reading using Paired Reading and "real books" to determine the ingredients necessary for a successful program. Factors discussed include (1) materials (choice of books); (2) parental involvement; (3) the teacher's role (as enabler, facilitator, supporter); and (4) within-child factors (such as motivation and…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Foreign Countries, Individual Differences, Parent Participation
