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Peer reviewedWhitaker, Nancy – Music Educators Journal, 1994
Maintains that the whole-language approach to reading and writing presents another challenge to music teachers who are asked to create complementary instruction as part of an integrated curriculum. Discusses three commonly agreed-on characteristics and areas of disagreement among those who advocate the whole-language approach. (CFR)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Individual Instruction, Integrated Curriculum, Interdisciplinary Approach
Bertrand, John E., Ed.; Stice, Carole F., Ed. – 1995
Many young students are not finishing high school and even fewer are entering college. This book demonstrates how some teachers have created classrooms that work for children at risk. They use an integrated, inquiry-driven curriculum to create holistic, language- and literature-based classrooms. Chapter 1 describes the nature of being at risk for…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, High Risk Students
King, Caryn M., Comp.; Bean, Rita M., Comp. – 1990
This conference proceedings document contains 18 papers focusing on ideas and strategies for effective literacy instruction. Following opening remarks by Rita M. Bean, are four keynote addresses: "Toward Uncommon Sense Literacy Learning; Integrating Reading and Writing" (John Mayher); "Literacy Learning in At-Risk First…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Download full textNew Educational Projects, Inc., Lancaster, PA. – 1992
This document consists of a guide for teachers and tutors and four "readers" for adults. These readers are intended to eliminate the problems associated with book-centered, one-to-one tutoring, such as the following: (1) uninteresting, irrelevant materials focusing on single reading skills rather than reading as communication; (2)…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Basic Skills, High Interest Low Vocabulary Books
Clark, Jack M. – 1992
This booklet provides strategies for implementing whole-language reading and writing in classroom and tutorial settings for at-risk learners, with a focus on migrant students. The whole-language approach integrates reading, writing, listening, and speaking into language arts, social studies, science, and other content areas. Within an environment…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), High Risk Students, Instructional Materials
Peer reviewedBurk, Jill; Melton-Pages, Joyce – Contemporary Education, 1991
Describes the roles of reading professionals in school, focusing on whole-language learning and noting implications of those roles for administrators and teacher educators; lists recommendations for administrators and teacher educators who wish to support the development of whole-language instruction. (SM)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Educational Change, Educational Environment, Elementary Education
Padak, Nancy D., Ed.; Rasinski, Timothy V., Ed.; Peck, Jacqueline K., Ed.; Church, Brenda Weible, Ed.; Fawcett, Gay, Ed.; Hendershot, Judith M., Ed.; Henry, Justina M., Ed.; Moss, Barbara G., Ed.; Pryor, Elizabeth, Ed.; Roskos, Kathleen A., Ed.; Baumann, James F., Ed.; Dillon, Deborah R., Ed.; Hopkins, Carol J., Ed.; Humphrey, Jack W., Ed.; O'Brien, David G., Ed. – 2000
Drawing from the popular "Distinguished Educator" series of articles in the journal "The Reading Teacher," this book presents 33 essays by respected scholars in nearly every field of reading research and instruction. In addition to the original articles, almost all featured educators have included a professional biography written especially for…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, High Risk Students, Literacy, Reading Achievement
Radencich, Marguerite C. – 1995
This practical, up-to-date guide to effectively managing the many facets of a reading/writing program helps elementary and secondary school-based administrators and district supervisors deal with the increasing demands they face daily. From creating a literacy philosophy to developing a multidimensional assessment program, the book touches on…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Controversial Issues (Course Content)
Peer reviewedLeary, Nancy – International Journal of Social Education, 1993
Discusses the rationale and attributes of the whole-language approach and applies it to secondary social studies instruction. Describes assessment strategies used with the whole-language approach and maintains that evaluation of student writing helps prepare them for appraisal in the workplace. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cooperative Learning, Course Descriptions, Educational Strategies
Hennings, Dorothy Grant – 1997
Suggesting that teachers must develop a philosophy of language arts instruction to guide their teaching, this book provides teachers in language arts or combined language arts and reading courses with the knowledge base and practical ideas they need to plan and implement a literature-based language arts program in which children are actively…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Education, Grammar
Allison, Desmond; And Others – Hong Kong Papers in Linguistics and Language Teaching, 1995
A recent study proposed a rational for investigating the effects of mediating tasks upon a summary writing activity for tertiary-level students using English as an educational medium. The tasks in this study involved a group discussion or a reading comprehension exercise, with a third condition providing for immediate access to the text and…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Economics
Advanced Technology, Inc., Indianapolis, IN. – 1990
The materials collected in this document were submitted to a conference focused on issues relevant to Chapter 1 programs. A wide variety of resources was presented to participants. Resources for teachers related to mathematics cover the topics of teaching reform; curriculum and instruction; problem solving; and estimation. Resources on reading…
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development, Elementary School Students
Partridge, M. Elizabeth; And Others – 1991
This quasi-experimental study measured the effects of daily opportunities to draw and write on kindergarten children's ability to represent phonemes in their spelling inventions. All students involved in the study had previously been tested using the Gesell School Readiness Screening Test and placed in developmentally appropriate kindergarten…
Descriptors: Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Emergent Literacy, Free Writing, Freehand Drawing
Lo, Yi-Hsuan Gloria – 2000
This paper explores the whole language approach to teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) in the context of gender issues. More specifically, this study is focused on teaching ESL to university freshman in Taiwan. The whole language approach is used for two reasons: language can best be learned when it kept as a whole--especially with…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Students, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedDesjean-Perrotta, Blanche – Young Children, 1996
Discusses how the whole-language process provides an authentic approach to lifelong learning. Includes discussions of Cambourne's conditions for learning; Holdaway's natural learning model; Goodman's miscue analysis research; whole-language theory; the role of teachers, students, and the community in language arts; and the role of the classroom…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Curriculum, Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
