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Goodman, Yetta M. – Language Arts, 1982
Presents examples of young children using written language. Shows teachers and parents what they can learn from children's developing sense of written language. Suggests activities by which parents and teachers can spur child language development. (RL)
Descriptors: Child Language, Early Childhood Education, Language Acquisition, Language Experience Approach
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Reimer, Becky L. – Reading Teacher, 1983
Discusses the language experience approach (LEA) to teaching reading and offers suggestions for six types of LEA stories: student selected, class shared, shape, patterned, written dialogue, and directed language teaching. (FL)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Language Acquisition, Language Experience Approach, Learning Activities
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Stroud, Marion – New England Reading Association Journal, 1971
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Communication Skills, Diagnostic Teaching
VanDongen, Richard D. – INSIGHTS into Open Education, 1979
To support young children in bringing all of their resources to bear on constructing meaning from print, teachers must be aware of how children learn, must make use of a variety of learning materials, and must carefully prepare the contextual setting in which children move into reading. Teachers should focus on planning a classroom reading…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Classroom Environment, Language Experience Approach, Learning Activities
Fisher, Bobbi – 1998
Applying the conditions of natural learning to create caring kindergarten classroom environments may support students as lifelong learners. This book presents a natural learning classroom model for implementing a whole-language approach in kindergarten. The chapters are as follows: (1) "My Beliefs about How Children Learn"; (2) "Applying Whole…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Dramatic Play