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The Language Experience Approach: A Transition from Oral to Written Language.
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Richgels, Don – Reading Horizons, 1982
Argues that the language experience approach to the teaching of beginning reading not only makes use of the valuable resource of children's speaking, but also cultivates their metalinguistic ability and eases their transition between two very different forms of language. (FL)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Language Acquisition, Language Experience Approach, Linguistic Theory
Are Native American First Graders Ready to Read?
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Simpson-Tyson, Audrey K. – Reading Teacher, 1978
A study of the oral language of Native American children indicates that many are not proficient enough in English to learn to read. Suggestions are given for language development. (MKM)
Descriptors: American Indians, Beginning Reading, Grade 1, Language Acquisition
An Annotated Bibliography of the Literature Dealing with Language Experience in the Primary Classroom.
Seufert, Darlene – 1988
This 34-item annotated bibliography examines the literature concerning language experience in the following areas: (1) the rationale for incorporating language arts in the primary classroom; (2) whether using language experience aids the child in developing reading strategies; (3) the achievement scores of children using language experience; (4)…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Language Arts, Language Experience Approach, Oral Language
The Return to Process: The Reading Example.
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Baghban, Marcia – Reading Horizons, 1983
Argues that "kid watching," the model of the successful reader, story schema, predictable materials, language experience, and supportive writing are all indicators of the return to common sense in reading education. (FL)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Child Language, Cognitive Processes, Language Experience Approach
Using Children's Folksongs to Transition Beginning Readers from the Familiar Structure of Oral Language to the Structure of Written Language.
Rietz, Sandra A. – 1976
Children will meet one less obstacle to making the transition from spoken to written fluency in language if, during the transition period, they experience written language that corresponds structurally to their spoken language patterns. Familiar children's folksongs, because they contain some of the structure of children's oral language, provide…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Child Language, Folk Culture, Language Experience Approach
When Kindergarteners Read and Write: Focus upon Told and Dictated Story Characteristics.
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Sulzby, Elizabeth – 1981
Kindergarten children differ in how close they are to becoming readers and writers. A study investigated the dictated and handwritten materials of 24 kindergarten children. In each of two sessions, three language productions were obtained: a told story, a dictated story, and a handwritten story. Additionally, samples of rereading and editing were…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Educational Research, Handwriting, Kindergarten
Kindergartners Begin to Read Their Own Compositions: Beginning Readers' Developing Knowledges about Written Language Project. Final Report.
Sulzby, Elizabeth – 1981
This report gives a history of the 1979-80 segment of a continuing project that is designed to provide a theoretically based description of children's transition from prereading to reading, along with tools that teachers may use to assess children's emerging literacy abilities. The first chapter provides an introduction to the project, while the…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Early Reading, Elementary Education, Fantasy