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Title: Whole Language and Language-Minority Students: A Natural Fit.
Language: English
Authors: Clark, Kevin
Source: BEOutreach. Spr 1994:24-26.
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 5
Publication Date: 1994
Document Type: Reports - Descriptive
Journal Articles
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Books, Childrens Literature, Classroom Techniques, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, English (Second Language), Inservice Teacher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Language Processing, Limited English Speaking, Personal Narratives, Prior Learning, Program Descriptions, School Districts, Second Language Instruction, Student Experience, Whole Language Approach
Abstract: The approach taken by one school district to English-as-a-Second-Language instruction, using the whole language approach and simple children's literature, is described. It was determined that the whole language approach would challenge teachers to rethink how children come to know language and literacy and cause teachers to construct new beliefs about teaching and learning. Over 300 teachers were: trained in classroom strategies to try; asked to critically analyze instructional outcomes for this population, addressing social/affective, cognitive/academic, linguistic, and metacognitive areas; asked to implement the strategies; and provided with constructive feedback. The instructional sequence taught to teachers involved five steps: (1) recording information about students' prior knowledge and experiences as they might relate to the story to be used; (2) presenting the story in comprehensible fashion, including deliberate use of helpful voice inflection and pitch, guided questioning, and repeated key words and phrases; (3) pointing out the story's structure; (4) identifying key vocabulary, based on recall of the story; and (5) reconstructing the story orally with the children. The five-step format was found useful in challenging and restructuring teachers' beliefs about language and literacy learning. Contains six references. (MSE)
Entry Date: 1995
Accession Number: ED379946
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