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Download full textRyan, John W., Ed. – Literacy Discussion, 1974
The topic of this review concerning international literacy is the Brazilian educator Paulo Freire and his theories and methods for teaching illiterates to read by teaching them fewer than 20 three syllable words, reflective of their social condition, such as "Shanty-town" and "wages" ("favela" and "salario"…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Beginning Reading, Cultural Awareness
Peer reviewedSwenson, A. M. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1988
Beginning braille readers may benefit from an integrated-literacy curriculum which reflects the interrelationships of oral language, reading, and writing, and stresses the pleasurable and purposeful aspects of literacy. Integrating braille materials into daily curriculum activities can assist students to make the read/write connection and to begin…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Blindness, Braille, Elementary Education
Manning, Maryann Murphy; And Others – 1987
Arguing that reading and writing in school should be natural and enjoyable for children, this book is based on the Piagetian theory that knowledge is constructed by each individual and the psycholinguistic view that learning takes place best when viewed as holistic and when instructional materials for children are authentic and purposeful. The…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Class Activities, Critical Thinking, Language Arts
Freeman, Ruth H. – 1990
This paper describes a comprehensive first grade language curriculum which views the acquisition of literacy as a whole language process. The paper explains how to configure program elements to provide direct instruction, time-on-task, and self-directed learning. The manner, timing, method of instruction, and specifics of the contribution of each…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Beginning Writing, Course Content, Course Descriptions
McCracken, Robert A.; McCracken, Marlene J. – 1986
Focusing on the development of literacy, this book discusses the teaching of reading and writing through stories, songs, and poetry. It is argued that, to develop literacy, teachers must know what to teach, how to Teach efficiently, and how to assign practices through which children learn. The book is organized into three general parts. The first…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Beginning Writing, Cognitive Development, Language Experience Approach
Gunter, Jock – 1972
This document describes a literacy project in rural Ecuador using a modified version of Sylvia Ashton Warner's language experience approach. This method allows learners to approach written culture on their own terms by learning words important to their life, then transferring these works to sentences and stories. The approach reduces the rural…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Beginning Reading, Daily Living Skills
