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Beck, Isabel L. – 1979
Approaches that appear most effective for teaching beginning reading to children who are having difficulty learning to read are discussed in this paper. Research indicates that a code-emphasis method produces the best results. To determine which type of code instruction is most appropriate, reading programs were analyzed in terms of content,…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Decoding (Reading), Elementary Education, Phonics
Young, Savannah Miller; And Others – 1979
This booklet contains over 35 sample student activities designed by teachers to support the development of prerequisite skills for reading comprehension and to offer opportunities for mastery learning. Activities are suggested in the areas of letter/sound relationships, word recognition, experiential concept development, cognitive concept…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Cognitive Development, Comprehension, Language Experience Approach
Ferguson-Florissant School District, Ferguson, MO. – 1979
This guide was developed for parents of young children to help them develop their child's readiness to learn to read and to help them teach beginning reading skills to their child. Background information on the reading process and a quiz entitled, "are you preparing your child to read?" are presented. Activities are suggested for reading…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Early Childhood Education, Early Reading, Learning Activities
Download full textVAN 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
WITTCOFF, HAROLD; AND OTHERS – 1966
THIS COMPILATION OF REPORTS, DISCUSSIONS, AND REVIEWS OF SPECIFIC METHODS OF TEACHING READING IN THE ELEMENTARY GRADES INCLUDES A DESCRIPTION OF THE READING PROGRAM IN MINNEAPOLIS. THE METHODS INCLUDED IN THE REPORT ARE THE PHONIC-FIRST METHOD, THE USE OF BASAL READERS, THE LINGUISTIC APPROACH, THE INITIAL TEACHING ALPHABET, THE…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Disadvantaged, Elementary Education, Individual Instruction
ANDERSON, RICHARD C.; DUELL, ORPHA K. – 1967
A STUDY BY TABER AND GLASER WHICH TAUGHT SIGHT VOCABULARY BY THE VANISHING LITERAL PROMPTS METHOD WAS REPLICATED IN AN EXPERIMENT WITH 14 PRESCHOOL, KINDERGARTEN, AND BEGINNING FIRST-GRADE CHILDREN. MATERIALS USED WERE EIGHT LOWER CASE COLOR WORDS PRINTED ON 3 BY 5 CARDS. AFTER PRETESTS TO IDENTIFY COLOR KNOWLEDGE AND CONFIRM LACK OF WORD…
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Beginning Reading, Grade 1, Kindergarten
MARITA, SISTER M. – 1965
TO ASSESS DIFFERENCES IN READING ACHIEVEMENT, READING ATTITUDE, AND READING PROGRESS OF FIRST-GRADE CHILDREN OF HIGH AND LOW MENTAL ABILITIES DIFFERENT CLASSROOM ORGANIZATIONAL PATTERNS WERE USED. EACH ORGANIZATIONAL PATTERN PROVIDED A DIFFERENT LEARNING SITUATION OR "TREATMENT." THE STUDY SAMPLE CONSISTED OF 32 TEACHERS AND 810 CHILDREN…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Achievement Gains, Beginning Reading, Classroom Design
Goodman, Kenneth S., Comp.; Goodman, Yetta M., Comp. – 1980
The approximately 500 entries in this third edition of an annotated bibliography were drawn from the professional literature relating to linguistics, psycholinguistics, and reading. Entries are arranged ln the following categories: (1) beginning reading; (2) comprehension, semantics, and meaning; (3) curriculum; (4) language differences such as…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Beginning Reading, Discourse Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education
Alahuhta, Eila – 1977
This study examines the relationship between preschool children's speech abilities and their basic abilities (perception, powers of reasoning, and spatial orientation), providing insights into what teaching methods and materials can be useful for basic reading instruction in Finland. Results, gathered by ranking 100 preschoolers according to…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Beginning Reading, Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries
The Effect of a Language-Based Reading Approach upon the Reading Strategies of First Grade Children.
Gardiner, D. Elizabeth – 1978
The effects of a language-based reading approach on the reading strategies of first grade children were examined in a study involving a total of 40 children. Half of the students were placed in an experimental group that was exposed to the language-based reading approach, and half were placed in a control group that was taught to read by a…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Doctoral Dissertations, Grade 1, Language Acquisition
Bates, Sue Ann; And Others – 1979
This paper, a response to questions raised on state and local levels on reading in kindergarten, deals with insights required to teach early reading rather than daily reading activities for children. Sections briefly discussed are: A view of reading as a communication process; the importance of teacher sensitivity to individual differences in…
Descriptors: Anthologies, Beginning Reading, Curriculum Development, Early Childhood Education
Bougere, Marguerite B. – 1968
The relationship between first-grade reading achievement and selected experimental language measures was investigated. The measures selected for study were (1) number of T-units (communication units) spoken in an experimental situation, (2) mean length of T-unit, (3) ratio of subordinate clause length to T-unit length, (4) ratio of…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Grade 1, Kernel Sentences, Language Patterns
Gordon, Edmund W. – 1976
Reactions to the papers read at the Pittsburgh conference on the theory and practice of beginning reading (April 1976) are provided in this document, with particular attention to the way that the content of those papers relates to compensatory education issues. The problem areas under which the discussion is organized are as follows: the search…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Compensatory Education, Conference Reports, Developmental Stages
PDF pending restorationPowers, Meredith M.; Bobys, Aline R. – 1978
To make sense of unknown words encountered in their reading, children must relate what they read to their prior knowledge. It is important to use children's language in early reading instruction, through the use of language experience stories that provide children with a natural transition from oral to written language. Nursery rhymes may also be…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Creative Writing, Independent Reading, Language Experience Approach
Noonan, Roberta L. – 1978
A self-instructional unit in early reading designed for community college child care students is presented in this paper along with information about the development of the unit. Introductory chapters discuss the controversy about teaching young children to read, the systems approach used in developing the unit, and the steps followed in preparing…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Beginning Reading, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development
