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Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
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Emergent Literacy: A Comparison Of Formal And Informal Assessment Methods, Rebecca Harlin, Sally Lipa
Emergent Literacy: A Comparison Of Formal And Informal Assessment Methods, Rebecca Harlin, Sally Lipa
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Young children enter school with individual and divergent literacy experiences. Considerable disagreement exists concerning how best to assess children's competence and utilize the results of instruments designed to provide this information for educators.
Reviews: Professional Materials/Books For Children, J. H. Kaufman, Cindy Overly, Camela Vossen
Reviews: Professional Materials/Books For Children, J. H. Kaufman, Cindy Overly, Camela Vossen
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
Children's Literature in the Elementary Classroom (1989) Peter Langford; Where Is the Bear at School? (1989) Bonnie Larkin Nims; Story Tailor. 1 B89. Humanities Software
Using Quality Literature With "At-Risk" Secondary School Student, Leslie Mcclain-Ruelle, Richard Telfer
Using Quality Literature With "At-Risk" Secondary School Student, Leslie Mcclain-Ruelle, Richard Telfer
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
This article has two purposes: to present a rationale for using quality literature with at-risk students and to present effective strategies with which to do so. Instruction for at-risk students is often inappropriate for two major reasons. First, at-risk students are often mistakenly assumed to be students with low abilities and low levels of experience. Second, the educational goals for at-risk students are often inappropriately low.
Reading Instruction And The Language-Impaired Child: Means To What End?, Esther Feldman Levary
Reading Instruction And The Language-Impaired Child: Means To What End?, Esther Feldman Levary
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This simple statement alludes to the important relationship between speech and literacy that has come to intrigue and perplex many in recent years. Speech and literacy have been recognized as two complex processes that are conceptually and practically intertwined in the great tangle called "language" (Snow, 1983; Vellutino, 1977; Mattingly, 1972). Language, "a system of communication that employs spoken or written symbols" (Harris and Sipay, 1984, p. 247), is defined as a single phenomenon having receptive and expressive modes.
Alternatives To Ability Grouping In Reading, Terrell A. Young
Alternatives To Ability Grouping In Reading, Terrell A. Young
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
Ability grouping, which has long been a controversial subject in American education (Slavin, 1987a), is commonly used for reading instruction in American schools (Au and Mason, 1985; Hiebert, 1983). Classroom teachers often discuss the topic of ability grouping, and at times, the conversations become arguments. There are often three positions taken in these discussions.
Creating Classroom Contexts For Readers: Linking Children With Books, Susan Lehr
Creating Classroom Contexts For Readers: Linking Children With Books, Susan Lehr
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Earlier in this century John Dewey proposed a view of the child as an active learner involved with meaningful content; he regarded the reading instruction of his day as being passive and mechanical. In 1908 Huey, a student of John Dewey's, wrote about the natural literacy environments of the preschool child at home and contrasted that to the unnatural way in which reading was taught in the school.
Readability Of Childrens Periodicals Yesterday And Today, Betty J. Glass, M. Kathleen Cook
Readability Of Childrens Periodicals Yesterday And Today, Betty J. Glass, M. Kathleen Cook
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Children's periodicals are experiencing renewed popularity among today's young readers. Much to the amazement of parents and teachers, children's periodicals are successfully competing with television and other attractions for children's attention (Zuckerman, 1989). More than 100 years ago, periodicals also entertained and taught young people. With the current concern over the illiteracy of today's children and a reported decline in quality in the nation's schools, it seemed appropriate to make a comparison between the readability level of children's periodicals published today and that of similar publications from approximately 100 years ago.
Reading: The Conferences, Jeanne M. Jacobson
Reading: The Conferences, Jeanne M. Jacobson
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Diversity in family patterns is a fact of life within our society, and schools can show awareness and understanding of this diversity without emphasizing value judgments. Stereotypical views of families with a single child and families with many children, for example, encourage antagonistic views about which pattern is "better."
Reading Horizons Vol 30, No. 3
Reading Horizons Vol 30, No. 3
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
Complete Issue of Reading Horizons volume 30, issue 3.
Novice Teachers: Do They Use What We Teach Them?, Karen S. Daves, Johnnye L. Morton, Marsha Grace
Novice Teachers: Do They Use What We Teach Them?, Karen S. Daves, Johnnye L. Morton, Marsha Grace
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
Teacher educators frequently engage in some rather agonizing soul searching regarding their effectiveness in preparing preservice teachers. Students pass through their classes, go on to other classes, and eventually they are in the real world of the classroom. Teacher educators seldom get direct feedback from students as to the relevance or the value of the instruction they received. Lacking this feedback, teacher educators who teach from a whole language perspective frequently question whether students actually use the instructional strategies they were taught in their reading courses, or whether they choose the more traditional basal reader approach.
Collaborative Learning: Gifted Students In The Regular Classroom, Dennis M. Adams, Mary Ann Rotondi
Collaborative Learning: Gifted Students In The Regular Classroom, Dennis M. Adams, Mary Ann Rotondi
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Unique collaborative learning possibilities exist when there are a few academically talented or gifted students in a class. Under the right conditions they can advance socially, develop intellectually and make a contribution to the regular classroom. The research evidence from related fields is overwhelming: students of all ability levels learn more and have better attitudes toward others when they work together as a group (Wang and Walberg, 1985). Cooperative learning activities can help the gifted avoid boredom - while assisting regular students.
Reviews: Professional Materials/Books For Children, Kathryn Welsch, Jeanne M. Jacobson, Peggy Lee
Reviews: Professional Materials/Books For Children, Kathryn Welsch, Jeanne M. Jacobson, Peggy Lee
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Using Literature in the Elementary Classroom, (1989) John Warren Stewig and Sam Leaton Sebesta; Adventuring With Books, 9th edition.(1989) Mary-Jett Simpson; Addie's Dakota Winter (1989) Laurie Lawlor; Losing Uncle Tim. (1989) Mary Kate Jordan; All About Asthma. (1989) William and Vivian Ostrow; Princess Furball. (1989) Charlotte Huck;
A Whole Language Flight Plan: An Interview With Three Teachers, Priscilla L. Griffith, Janell Klesius
A Whole Language Flight Plan: An Interview With Three Teachers, Priscilla L. Griffith, Janell Klesius
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Implementation of a whole language program is many times a solo flight for a teacher. In preparation for a flight the pilot (teacher) must be aware of obstacles that may be encountered and must have a vision of the intended destination. This knowledge will enable the pilot to chart a safer course and prepare for any turbulence en route, thus increasing the chances for a successful journey.
A Holistic Reading And Language Arts Approach For The Intermediate Grades, Susan P. Homan, Herbert G. Karl, Vilma Vega, Doretha Edgecomb
A Holistic Reading And Language Arts Approach For The Intermediate Grades, Susan P. Homan, Herbert G. Karl, Vilma Vega, Doretha Edgecomb
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The recent push to use a whole language approach in the classroom has generally focused on the primary grade level. However, the integrated reading/language arts model described in this article was designed to meet the needs of Chapter I sixth grade students. The program provides for the integration of reading with the other language arts: speaking, writing, and listening.
Underestimating Capable Readers, Martha Combs, Jimmie S. Russell, Maureen Siera, Dorothy Douglas
Underestimating Capable Readers, Martha Combs, Jimmie S. Russell, Maureen Siera, Dorothy Douglas
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
Capable and gifted readers are often held back in grade level basal reading texts, regardless of their reading ability, for fear that essential skills may be missed (Allen and Swearingen, 1987; Carr, 1984). The abilities of these students are often underestimated (Bennett and Desforges, 1988).
The Teacher-Parent Partnership: Helping Children Become Good Readers, Celeste A. Resh, Marilyn J. Wilson
The Teacher-Parent Partnership: Helping Children Become Good Readers, Celeste A. Resh, Marilyn J. Wilson
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
Teachers recognize the importance of parental involvement in children's learning. If children are to learn most efficiently and effectively, the home and the school must work in conjunction with each other. No other time for parent-school involvement is more critical than the early years of a child's educational experience when the patterns and habits of literacy are evolving and developing, a fact recognized by educators and supported by the findings of various national commissions on education.
Biographies In The Basals: Which People Are Featured?, Teri S. Lesesne, Lee Mountain
Biographies In The Basals: Which People Are Featured?, Teri S. Lesesne, Lee Mountain
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
Whenever educators choose selections for a series of basal reading textbooks, they include some biographies. But they always face a problem of priorities and space. There is only a little room in a basal series for biographical selections but there are many famous people who could be featured, so they have to decide which people get to occupy the limited biographical space.
Fact And Fiction: Personalizing Social Studies Through The Textbook-Tradebook Connection, Maria Ceprano, Eleanor B. English
Fact And Fiction: Personalizing Social Studies Through The Textbook-Tradebook Connection, Maria Ceprano, Eleanor B. English
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Narration or story-type writing, as found in historical and multi-ethnic fictional tradebooks, on the other hand, is that artistic form created for evoking images, ideas and feelings in addition to presenting accurate facts and settings. In Literature for Today's Young Adults, Donelson and Nilsen (1989) note that literature, used within the social studies context, frees students to travel vicariously to other times and places, and helps them to recognize that members of the human race, regardless of where or how they live, have more similarities than differences.
Reading Horizons Vol. 30, No. 2
Reading Horizons Vol. 30, No. 2
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
Complete Issue of Reading Horizons volume 30, issue 2.