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Dominguez, John H., Jr.; And Others – 1983
The manual supplements "English as a Second Language Program: A Support System for the Basal Readers," an oral language guide that is a compilation of objectives and activities that use a sequential and systematic approach to develop language skills and concepts. Designed to help teachers and other instructional personnel in the implementation of…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Behavioral Objectives, Comprehension, Elementary Education
Dominguez, John H., Jr.; And Others – 1983
The language program guide explains the theoretical basis and the instructional objectives of the approach to developing English language proficiency, supporting the Houghton Mifflin Reading Series and the Ginn 360 Series. The first of three sections describes the theoretical considerations and the philosophy of the program; it provides…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Behavioral Objectives, Comprehension, Educational Philosophy
Hohmann, Mary – 2002
Noting that phonemic awareness has been identified as an essential skill that prepares children for reading, this book contains 130 phonemic awareness activities suitable for small-group learning in preschools, prekindergarten programs, Head Start programs, child care centers, and home-based programs. Reflecting the teaching strategies of the…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Early Childhood Education, Emergent Literacy, Kindergarten
Peer reviewedWendon, Lyn – Reading, 1979
Describes a pictogram system in which letters are made to look like human and animal characters as a way of teaching phonics to children; tells how teachers have imaginatively implemented the system through activities in such areas as drama, singing, and story telling. (GT)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Creative Activities, Creative Dramatics, Imagination
Peer reviewedBlachman, Benita A. – Topics in Language Disorders, 1991
This article reviews research on training phonological awareness in kindergarten and first grade children and describes research-based intervention and assessment activities applicable to classroom and clinical settings. Intervention applications described include categorization activities, phoneme segmentation, and metalinguistic games. (DB)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Early Intervention, Grade 1, Kindergarten
Lusche, Pat – 2003
This book provides an efficient framework for introducing pre-kindergartners and kindergartners to letter-sounds while concurrently promoting reading and writing. The classroom-friendly framework takes letter-sound instruction to a new level by: promoting learning for kindergarten of all ability levels--from the student just learning what sound…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Classroom Techniques, Decoding (Reading), Early Childhood Education
Schiller, Pam – 2000
Combining the language experience approach and phonics instruction, this guide provides parents and early childhood teachers a comprehensive resource for developing a strong foundation for pre-readers. The guide offers over 1,000 activities, games, fingerplays, songs, tongue-twisters, poems, and stories for the letters of the alphabet to develop a…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Emergent Literacy, Games, Language Experience Approach
Peer reviewedDe Oliveira, Solange Ribeiro – English Language Teaching Journal, 1978
A discussion is presented that shows that, in teaching reading in a foreign language, the aims, procedures, and techniques can be virtually the same as those once used for the acquisition of reading skills in the mother tongue. (Author/HP)
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, English (Second Language), Games, Language Instruction
Peer reviewedEdelen-Smith, Patricia – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1997
Research indicates a strong relationship between early phoneme awareness and later reading success and the benefits of explicitly teaching phoneme awareness skills. This article presents a set of developmental phoneme awareness training activities that the special educator can integrate collaboratively into existing kindergarten and first-grade…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Early Childhood Education, Grade 1, Kindergarten
