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Department for Education and Skills, London (England). – 2001
Developed for use in small groups, this unit of study is aimed at helping children in England who have reached Level 3 in English at Key Stage 2 but who may be making errors in spelling, particularly in the area of vowel choices. In this unit, pupils read realistic texts and investigate the spellings of words they find there. While spelling is the…
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Class Activities, Foreign Countries, Phonemes
McGee, Alice E.; Weinstein, Rachel S. – 1996
This practical guide to teaching reading offers activities to teach reading readiness and mathematics. It also discusses the reasons for reading to children, teaching phonics, and using the basal reader. The section on reading readiness focuses on the importance of such skills, and specific reading readiness skills such as visual discrimination,…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Educational Games, Foreign Countries, Learning Activities
Woodward, Helen – 1987
Intended to discourage classroom reading teachers from relying on "phonics instruction" as a remedy for students' inadequate reading performance, this pamphlet presents reasons why phonics drills should not be taught at all in the classroom and offers a set of practical phonic awareness activities to help poor readers overcome reading…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Class Activities, Cognitive Development, Cues
Graham, Bill – 1996
The guide contains 25 useful techniques for teaching literacy. It is designed for basic literacy instruction but may also be used in English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) instruction; three of the tools are specific to ESL students. Published sources that provide a fuller explanation of the techniques are listed after each entry and in a bibliography…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Audiovisual Aids, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques