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Download full textCooper, J. Louis – 1968
Experience background deficiencies and a combination of several factors contributing to inattention in reading can cause children to be verbalizers. The causes of and some corrections for these two problems are discussed. Since reading is essentially a process of reconstructing one's experiences back to the printed symbols, background deficiencies…
Descriptors: Educational Background, Elementary School Students, Language Experience Approach, Listening
Steig, Janet B., Ed. – 1976
The articles in this document present ways in which teachers can teach effectively in classrooms made up of a more diverse population (in terms of ability) than has been the case in the recent past, when more supplemental services were available outside the classroom. Topics of interest are working with smaller units in the teaching of reading,…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Assisted Instruction, Conference Reports, Educational Games
Kerfoot, James F. – 1965
This publication contains papers contributed to the fifth Perspectives of Reading conference of the International Reading Association which focused on the teaching of beginning reading. The following approaches are described and evaluated: (1) individualized reading, (2) basal reading, (3) linguistic approach, (4) phonics approach, (5) new…
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Beginning Reading, Grade 1, Individualized Reading
Carstensen, Leone Mabel – 1972
This study investigated the extent to which the language base as described in the three strands of the Language Experience Approach Rationale is provided for in the first grade reading textbook teacher guides adopted by the state of Arizona. Language experiences in a random sample consisting of five pages from each of the 77 books included on the…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Grade 1, Grammar, Language Experience Approach
Berg, Paul C.; George, John E. – 1968
The following five characteristics of successful reading projects for the disadvantaged are discussed as a basis for appraising ESEA/Title I programs: (1) a child need-centered emphasis, (2) provision for teacher education, (3) use of multidisciplinary and paraprofessional personnel, (4) parent involvement, and (5) evaluation procedures. Current…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Disadvantaged Youth, Folk Culture
Peer reviewedLawrence, Paula; And Others – Science and Children, 1984
Presents the Language-Experience Approach (LEA) of teaching beginning and remedial reading, describing how it may be used in the science classroom. Provides step-by-step instructions on how to incorporate the LEA into science laboratory activities and gives tips on how to structure the class to accommodate different levels of readers. (JM)
Descriptors: Corrective Reading, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Language Experience Approach
VAN ALLEN, ROACH – 1967
A LANGUAGE-EXPERIENCE PROGRAM INCLUDING SPELLING, LISTENING, READING, WRITING, AND SPEAKING IS DISCUSSED. THE TEACHER HELPS EACH CHILD BECOME INCREASINGLY SENSITIVE TO HIS ENVIRONMENT AND SUCCEED THROUGH A VARIETY OF LANGUAGE EXPERIENCES. TWENTY LANGUAGE EXPERIENCES ARE GROUPED INTO THREE CATEGORIES TO AID THE TEACHER IN SELECTING APPROPRIATE…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Integrated Activities, Language Arts, Language Enrichment
O'Brien, Bernadette C. – 1978
Learning to Read Through the Arts is an intensive, individualized reading program that focuses on the improvement of reading skills through the integration of a total art program with a total reading program. The staff includes reading teachers, art teachers, and classroom teachers working as a team. Listening, speaking, writing, and reading…
Descriptors: Art, Art Activities, Art Education, Compensatory Education
Klingborg, Beverly; Cardinalli, Antonina – 2001
This book is the second in a series of thematic units designed especially for children who are deaf and hard of hearing in kindergarten through the elementary grades. The unit focuses on sea creatures and is divided into seven sections. Five sections contain lessons on particular sea animals including whales, turtles, starfish, octopuses, and…
Descriptors: Deafness, Elementary Education, Hearing Impairments, Language Experience Approach
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
Rosier, Helen Cody – 1978
The teacher's guide accompanies the student-reader workbook of "Nashdoi." Organized in the same format as the "Ch'al" and "Chaa" books, "Nashdoi" builds on the vocabulary introduced in those two readers. The consonant "x," 14 new vowel environments, 7 new diphthong environments, and 102 new words are introduced. This teacher's guide is organized…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Beginning Reading, Decoding (Reading), Directed Reading Activity
Schoener, John E.; Schwager, Istar – 1979
This is an evaluation of a program designed to improve the reading skills of Title I eligible children in grades 4-6 through the integration of a total art program with a total reading program. A total of 1,176 New York City school children were served by the program, which was conducted by the Board of Education in association with five city…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Compensatory Education, Demonstration Programs
Philp, Hugh; Goyen, Judith – 1973
This paper analyzes some of the conditions affecting the introduction of innovations in reading instruction in post-war Britain. The relationship between these innovations and research is explored. Section one presents background information and discusses possible causes for the influx of innovative techniques in reading instruction in the 1950s…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Developmental Reading, Initial Teaching Alphabet, Language Experience Approach
Cecil, Nancy Lee – 1993
This book describes a whole language program that has as its ultimate goal the creation of students who read competently, critically, and joyfully, far beyond the classroom door. The book urges teachers to move beyond the skills-based approach and to embrace a philosophy that begins with the heart--rather than the head--of the learner. The book…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Classroom Environment, Elementary Education, Emergent Literacy
McCoy, Linda Jones – 1990
Undergraduate education students can often discuss the language experience approach intelligently, listing advantages and disadvantages with ease, but express bewilderment when it comes time in a reading practicum class to actually use the approach with a child. A teaching guide can serve as an aid to those students who have previously studied the…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Class Activities, Elementary Education, Language Arts
