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Murni, Sri Minda – Guidelines, 1993
The whole-language approach is seen to be applicable within communicative language teaching for young Indonesian students. The goal of teaching English in Indonesia is to teach students to read effectively, and whole-language instruction allows them to read immediately. Examples of reading activities are given. (Contains nine references.) (LB)
Descriptors: Children, Class Activities, Educational Objectives, Foreign Countries
Ghosn, Irma K. – Forum, 1997
Describes one teacher's experience in using the whole-language approach to teach English as a second language to kindergartners in Lebanon.(Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Kindergarten
Download full textLems, Kristin – 1995
The Whole Language (WL) approach is sweeping across classrooms in the United States, bringing with it motivating and innovative ways to teach language arts skills to primary school children. With its emphasis on individual discovery, language as a social activity, and diverse "literacy events," the approach employs many techniques that are used in…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Decoding (Reading), Discovery Learning, English (Second Language)
Ghosn, Irma K. – 1996
Experiences with the whole language approach to English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) instruction in a Lebanese kindergarten are described. Children's literature was selected for use in instruction, in part because few appropriate commercially prepared materials were available and in part because it presents appropriate language in an entertaining,…
Descriptors: Arabic, Case Studies, Childrens Literature, Class Activities
Trute, Joy W. – 1990
A kindergarten teacher implemented a 10-week practicum study designed to enhance the English acquisition of 38 limited English proficient kindergarten children. Primary goals of the study were to: (1) narrow the learning gap between the English speaking children and the limited English proficient children; and (2) develop language skills the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Curriculum Development, English (Second Language), Ethnic Groups
Kucer, Stephen B.; Silva, Cecilia – 1999
A study examined the English literacy development of English-Spanish bilingual students beginning formal transition into English literacy in a whole language classroom. The subjects were 26 Mexican-American third-graders. The curriculum had four components: theme-based literacy activities; teacher reading; free reading; and free writing.…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Design, English (Second Language)
de Weck, Genevieve, Ed.; Sovilla, Jocelyne Buttet, Ed. – 2000
This collection of papers discusses various theoretical, clinical, and assessment issues in reading and writing delays and disorders. Topics include the following: integrating different theoretical approaches (cognitive psychology, neuropsychology, constructivism) into clinical approaches to reading and writing difficulties; difficulties of…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Constructivism (Learning), Deafness, Dysgraphia
Kuehl, Matt; And Others – 1995
This lesson plan for the second and third grades uses information on dinosaurs, their adaptations and survival, to provide science education for limited-English-proficient (LEP) students in San Diego, California. The primary text is "Los Dinosaurios Gigantes," a core literature book used in the school district. Lessons are based on the whole…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Cooperative Learning, Dinosaurs, Educational Objectives
Malave, Lilliam M., Ed. – 1993
Papers from the 1990 and 1991 conferences of the National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) are presented, including: "Beyond Socially Naive Bilingual Education: The Effects of Schooling and Ethnolinguistic Vitality of the Community on Additive and Subtractive Bilingualism" (Rodriguez Landry, Real Allard); "Descubriendo la…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Arabic, Bilingualism, Case Studies
