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Wilson, Theda M. – Educ Leadership, 1969
Descriptors: Educational Games, English (Second Language), Foreign Students, Language Experience Approach
Peer reviewedBuckingham, Thomas; Pech, William C. – TESOL Quarterly, 1976
An experience approach to composition for intermediate or better students is detailed. It utilizes students' own interests and knowledge, prepares them for writing, makes transitions from oral to written English and encourages individual purposes in writing. Weaknesses of controlled composition are mentioned. (SCC)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Experience Approach, Language Instruction, Language Skills
Peer reviewedLevenson, Stanley – English Journal, 1979
Discusses the language experience approach to reading and writing and describes how such an approach would benefit limited and non-English speaking high school students. (DD)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), English Instruction, Language Experience Approach, Non English Speaking
Wilson, Robert D. – 1980
Noting that while the language experience approach to reading instruction assumes that the learner is intuitively familiar with the language and that this familiarity facilitates recognition of the language on the printed page, this paper argues that students learning to read in a second language do not have the same degree of intuitive…
Descriptors: Context Clues, Decoding (Reading), English (Second Language), Language Experience Approach
Rigg, Pat – 1977
The language experience approach (LEA) has been used successfully with students who are beginning to read in English as a second language. In an LEA lesson the teacher can elicit students' comments on a wordless picture book, transcribe students' sentences, read the resultant story aloud (or have the class read it), and have the story copied.…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Grammar
Piper, Terry – 1986
A second grade teacher's use of storytelling to teach English language skills to both native speakers and learners of English as a second language (ESL) is described. The technique combines the concept of comprehensible input, the importance of stories and storytelling to children, and a commitment to teaching writing skills. Early in the day, all…
Descriptors: Class Activities, English Instruction, English (Second Language), Grade 2
Peer reviewedRiojas Clark, Ellen – Bilingual Research Journal, 1995
Case study reports on the use of language experience and a natural approach to learning languages in a dual-language (Spanish-English) kindergarten class. Descriptions of student writing activities in the classroom illustrate the process of literacy development in the first and second languages. The importance of trained bilingual teachers and…
Descriptors: Beginning Writing, Bilingual Education Programs, Case Studies, Elementary Education
Adams, Carole – 1989
A method for teaching second language writing to beginning students that combines the Language Experience Approach and process writing is described. The method limits the writing task and fosters success. The lesson-by-lesson implementation plan outlined helps teachers guide students from the conception of a writing topic to a first draft, through…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, English (Second Language), Evaluation Methods, Experience Charts
