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Download full textHoskisson, Kenneth; Biskin, Donald – 1975
Since, by the time they enter school, children have developed a major portion of their spoken language system by being immersed in language, it seems probable that they could also apply these rules to the orthographic system if they were immersed in reading. Thus, learning to read by reading would allow the general formation of rules that could…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Kindergarten, Language Acquisition, Language Experience Approach
Van Allen, Roach – 1965
The importance of building positive attitudes and habits in developing successful reading experiences is discussed. In order to have positive attitudes toward himself and toward his reading, the child must acquire basic concepts about language and its relation to himself. Among these concepts are (1) I can talk about what I think about, (2) what I…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Communication Skills, Elementary Schools, Grade 1
Buckner, John H.; And Others – Graduate Student Association Journal, 1978
This study compared the first grade reading comprehension and vocabulary scores of children who were exposed to a Language Experience Approach in kindergarten to the scores of children who participated in a traditional kindergarten reading readiness program. Two groups of 22 students each were matched for sex and for scores on standardized reading…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Followup Studies, Kindergarten, Language Experience Approach
Peer reviewedEddowes, E. Anne – Reading Improvement, 1990
Compares a structured phonics method with a child-centered language experience approach to teach beginning reading in kindergarten. Finds no difference in achievement between the two groups. Finds that children evidenced more motivation and social interaction related to language activities in the language experience approach. (KEH)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Comparative Analysis, Instructional Effectiveness, Kindergarten
Stahl, Steven A.; Miller, Patricia D. – 1988
To examine the effects of the language experience approach (LEA) on beginning reading achievement, a study analyzed five projects conducted as part of the United States Office of Education first grade studies and 32 additional studies comparing basal reading approaches to LEA. Using two methods of quantitative synthesis (vote-counting and…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Beginning Reading, Comparative Analysis, Grade 1
Morrison, Coleman; Harris, Albert J. – 1968
The reading achievement of children with and without kindergarten experience was investigated as part of the Comparing Reading Approaches in First Grade Teaching (CRAFT) Project in New York City. Children in grades 1 and 2 were taught reading by one of two approaches, skills centered or language experience. Within the former approach, two methods…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Reading, Beginning Reading, Black Students
Cutts, Warren G., Ed. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1964
This bulletin is based upon a conference on beginning reading instruction which brought together professional leaders in the field of reading and related disciplines. Their purpose was to report on research and to review a variety of practices on primary reading. Keynoting the conference, one of America's foremost reading authorities gives a…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Preschool Children, Reading Instruction, Reading Programs
