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Ohanian, Susan – Learning, 1985
Many children act like readers by parroting phrases from favorite stories and poems. Acting like a reader is a step toward becoming a reader. Classic pattern stories teach children that words are for using, for playing with, and for giving pleasure. A list of recommended stories is presented. (MT)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Primary Education, Readability, Reading Materials
Cunningham, Patricia M.; Allington, Richard L. – Learning, 1991
Describes how primary teachers can use decoding strategies within a literature-based, whole-language setting. A three-stage approach involves the book stage (real reading), the word stage (learning words), and the letter-sound stage (learning sounds). The article provides sample activities. (SM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Creative Teaching, Decoding (Reading), Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence
