Whole-language : practice and theory /
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Boston :
Allyn and Bacon,
©1991.
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction to whole-language teaching and learning / Victor Froese : What is whole-language? ; Dealing with textbook-based teaching ; Reasons behind whole-language teaching ; What whole-language means in practice ; Summary
- 2. Talk in whole-language classrooms / Claire Staab : Introduction ; Talk: whole-language versus traditional classrooms ; Ideas for increasing and expanding talk in the classroom ; Children are talking
- 3. Using literature in a whole-language program / Marion Ralston : Introduction ; Part one: Kindergarten through grade three ; Part two: Grades four through eight ; Nonfiction in the whole-language classroom ; Assessment of literature in a whole-language classroom
- 4. The writing connection / Syd Butler : Introduction ; Part I: A definition of writing ; Part II: Implementing the writing program ; Part III: Writing to learn across curriculum ; Part iV: Getting started with the new paradigm
- 5. Reading and language development / Lee Gunderson : Reading and writing: getting started in the primary grades ; Reading ; Language experience approach (LEA) ; Student control of learning ; COnclusion
- 6. Drama in the whole-language classroom / Patrick Verriour : Introduction ; The role of drama ; Planning a drama ; Conclusion
- 7. Organizing whole-language classrooms / Ann Lukasevich : Introduction ; Organizing time ; Organizing curriculum ; Organizing classroom space and materials ; Selecting materials and resources ; Grouping children for whole-language learning ; Conclusion
- 8. Parents, teachers, children, and whole language / Gerry Snyder : The parents we encounter ; In-home literacy learning ; Involving parents in school-related literacy ; Questions parents ask ; Conclusion
- 9. Assessment: form and function / Victor Froese : Issues in assessment ; Classroom applications ; Listening ; Speaking and oral language assessment ; Reading process assessment ; Assessment of writing and composing ; Grading ; Summary
- 10. Research perspectives on whole-language / Jon Shapiro : Introduction ; The emergence of literacy ; The reading/writing connection ; Nontraditional reading programs ; Whole-language programs ; Conclusion.