Rhythm of the Caribbean: Connecting Oral History and Literacy.

Honeyghan, Glasceta

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ERIC Number: EJ604728

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Publication Date: 2000

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Rhythm of the Caribbean: Connecting Oral History and Literacy.

Honeyghan, Glasceta

Language Arts, v77 n5 p406-13 May 2000

Traces the author's own literacy development to her girlhood in a village in rural Jamaica. Looks at storytelling, singing, and rhymes in the rhythm of the village; reading from the Bible and stories told at home; rhythms of song and language in church; and the rhythm of poems and stories in school. Looks at implications for literacy instruction. (SR)

Descriptors: Church Role, Community Influence, Community Role, Cultural Influences, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Family Influence, Language Rhythm, Literacy, Reading Instruction, Rhyme, Singing, Story Telling, Writing Instruction

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Jamaica

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