ERIC Number: ED397624
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1995
Pages: 1249
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ISSN: ISSN-0325-8637
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Lectura y Vida. Revista Latinoamericana de Lectura (Reading and Life. Latinamerican Reading Magazine). 1990-1995.
International Reading Association, Newark, DE.
This series of 24 magazines offers readings in Spanish on literacy, education problems, psycholinguistics, expository writing, and reading behavior. The magazine's editorial committee includes representatives from Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, the United States, Uruguay, Mexico, Venezuela, and Spain. Articles concern literacy issues of both children and adults. Articles appearing in these issues include: "Whole Language" (Kenneth Goodman); "Vocabulary in Elementary School" (Cecilia Beuchat); "Language in Middle and Upper Grades" (Ana Maria Kaufman); "Metacognition and Learning Strategies" (Maria Cristina Rinaudo); "New Trends in Adult Literacy" (Adelina Arrellano-Osuna); "Direct Instruction vs. Whole Language" (Jeanne S. Chall); "Strategies To Improve Reading Comprehension of High Risk Students" (Alan Crawford); "Why Is It Written with 's'?" (Elena Planas de Dietrich); "A System of Working with Portfolios in the Classroom" (Marsha Grace); "The Study of Children's Books in Spanish" (Martin Luis Guzman Ferrer); "Diversity and the Literacy Process: From Celebration to Raising Consciousness" (Emilia Ferreiro); "Recommended Books for Children and Adolescents" (Maria Luisa Crest a de Leguizamon); "Narrative Structure in Child Written Discourse: An Exploratory Study" (Alicia Vazquez de Apra, Maria Celia Matteoda); "Current Issues: The Use and Function of the Alphabet Letters in the Pre-Literacy Period" (Critical Comment); "Strategic Reasoning as a Development Factor in Written Expression and Reading Comprehension" (Julia Segueida, Guillermo Seymour); "Infant and Child Literature" (Maria Luisa Leguizamon); "The National Curriculum and the Projection of Ethnic Images: (Ronald Wilhelm); and "Acquisition of Punctuation: Uses and Knowledge in Sentence Writing" (Iuta Lerche Vieira Rocha). Other regular features include announcements, book reviews, bibliographies, and an annual index for volumes 11, 12, 14, 15, and 16.
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Basic Writing, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Literacy Education, Reading Ability, Reading Achievement, Reading Comprehension, Second Language Learning, Secondary School Students, Spanish, Spelling Instruction, Whole Language Approach, Writing Instruction
International Reading Association, P.O. Box 8139, Newark, DE 19714-8139; Asociation Internacional de Lectura, Lavalle 2116, 8-B, (1051) Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Publication Type: Collected Works - Serials
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Language: Spanish
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Authoring Institution: International Reading Association, Newark, DE.
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