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Peer reviewedScully, Patricia; Roberts, Hilary – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2002
Provides a theory- and research-based argument for the value of play in literacy instruction in the primary grades and offers examples of the ways teachers can create more playful phonics, read aloud, and expository writing experiences. Urges teachers to become well-versed in the values of play and be willing to educate administrators and parents…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Educational Practices, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewedGreenwood, Scott C.; Bilbow, Melissa – Childhood Education, 2002
Explores and enumerates best practice in the upper elementary and middle grades regarding word identification, including phonics and other subskills. Identifies 16 word identification strategies to attain eventual comprehension, including focusing on consonants, word sorting, chunking, and word building. Identifies less effective strategies such…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Decoding (Reading), Elementary Education
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
Peer reviewedBeach, Sara Ann – Young Children, 1996
Discusses current research on how children understand the symbol system and its link to meaning; how they learn to write like authors, including editing and writing for different audiences; how they learn to become literary critics and to discover new worlds in books; and how different classroom contexts can encourage different types of literacy…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Decoding (Reading)
