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Peer reviewedWiesendanger, Katherine Davis; Birlem, Ellen Davis – Reading Teacher, 1979
Describes language experience activities which tie concepts, vocabulary, sentence structure, and beginning reading skills together and which are appropriate for the bilingual child. (MKM)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Bilingual Education, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedEdelsky, Carole – TESOL Quarterly, 1993
The whole-language approach is discussed as a perspective-in-practice anchored in a vision of a equitable, diverse society. (Contains four references.) (LB)
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Educational Philosophy, English (Second Language), Holistic Approach
Peer reviewedWilliams, Carl B. – Perspectives in Education and Deafness, 1991
This article describes techniques used to teach English to a 16-year-old Hispanic who is deaf. The educational plan involved vocabulary development, noting similarities and differences between Spanish and English, use of a language experience approach with principles of Sheltered English, and respect for the student's native language and culture.…
Descriptors: Deafness, English (Second Language), English Instruction, High Schools
Feeley, Joan T. – 1982
When working with limited English proficient (LEP) children who have been mainstreamed into regular elementary school classrooms, teachers must keep in mind that the first order of business is to help the students build a store of knowledge about English--how it sounds, what it looks like in print, and what it means. Teachers will discover that it…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, English Instruction, English (Second Language)
Elenbaas, Carmen T. – 1983
Language acquisition theory and classroom applications are discussed, with a focus on the role of speaking and grammar in the early stages of English acquisition in the English-speaking elementary school setting (kindergarten and first grade). Three stages of natural language acquisition are: (1) the comprehension stage…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Grade 1
Download full textJeffers, Elaine; Sperber, Diane – 1980
During the 1979-1980 school year Project Primary Reading Objectives for Bilingual Education (P.R.O.B.E.) was involved in improving the rate of reading growth and cognitive development of four and five year olds from the Bronx, New York. In bilingual classes that were conducted primarily in Spanish, the 153 program participants received instruction…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Early Childhood Education, English (Second Language)
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1967
THE DEMONSTRATED EFFECTIVENESS OF HEADSTART AND OTHER PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS IN EXPOSING DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN TO EXPERIENCES THAT DEVELOP LANGUAGE AND CONCEPTUAL GROWTH HAS LED TO A CALL FOR AN EXTENSION OF THIS PROGRAM INTO THE SEQUENTIAL SCHOOL YEARS. THIS PROSPECTUS SEEKS--(1) TO PROVIDE AN EXTENSION OF THESE EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAMS FROM…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Activities, Curriculum Guides, Elementary Education
