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Teaching Elementary Language Arts : A Balanced Approach by Dorothy Rubin (1999, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherAllyn & Bacon, Incorporated

ISBN-100205293727

ISBN-139780205293728

eBay Product ID (ePID)1088602

Product Key Features

Number of Pages470 Pages

Publication NameTeaching Elementary Language Arts : a Balanced Approach

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1999

SubjectStudy & Teaching, Teaching Methods & Materials / Language Arts

FeaturesRevised

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLanguage Arts & Disciplines, Education

AuthorDorothy Rubin

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight34.1 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width7 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number6

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN99-019744

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal372.6/044

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

Table Of ContentEach chapter begins with an "Objectives" and a "Scenario" section and concludes with "Lesson Plan," "Summary," "Key Concepts," "Suggestions for Thought Questions and Activities," and "Selected Bibliography" sections.Preface.Prologue.Introduction: Ms. Hart to Teach the Language Arts. I. THE FOUNDATION OF THE LANGUAGE ARTS. 1. Introducing the Language Arts. What Are the Language Arts and How Are They Interrelated? Decoding and Encoding in the Language Arts. Communication and Language. The Language Arts, Thinking, and Instruction. Questioning: A Key to Higher Levels of Thinking. Metacognition. What Is a Balanced Language Arts Program? Language Arts Teacher Checklist. Literacy and the Language Arts: A Special Note.2. Understanding Language and Concept Development in the Child. Relationship of Language to School Achievement and Other Factors. Cultural Diversity. Stages in Language Development. Motor Development and the Acquisition of Language. Concept Development.3. The Teacher of the Language Arts Program. The Teacher as the Key to a Good Language Arts Program. Decision Making, Planning, and Materials for a Language Arts Program. Student-Teacher Planning. Teaching and the Lesson Plan. Parts of a Daily Lesson Plan. Direct Instructional Strategies. Classroom Physical Environment. Nurturing Creativity in the Language Arts Program. Authentic Assessment. Teachers and Parents Working Together. II. THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THE LANGUAGE ARTS. 4. Aural Responsiveness: Listening. Importance of Listening. Levels of Listening. Relationship of Listening to Other Language Arts Areas. The Active Listener. Development of Listening. Purposes for Listening. Classroom Management for Listening Training. Teaching Tactics in Listening. Question-Asking: A Key to Active Listening. The Directed Listening-Thinking Approach. Reading a Story Aloud to Young Children (Preschool-Kindergarten). Informal Teacher Assessment of Listening Comprehension. Listening Activities for All Children. Primary-Grade-Level Listening Skills. Intermediate-Grade-Level Listening Skills. Diagnostic Checklist for Aural Responsiveness (Listening).5. Oral Communication and Speech Improvement. Classroom Environment Conducive to Effective Oral Expression. Speech Improvement. Development of Speech Sounds in Children. Children's Speech Problems. Developing the Speech Improvement Program. Oral Expression Activities (Speech Stimulation Activities). Nonverbal Behavior: Its Role in Oral Communication and Creative Drama. Voice Usage in Oral Expression. Television: Making It Part of the Educative Process. Diagnostic Checklist for Oral Communication and Speech Improvement.6. Word Recognition: Unlocking the Mystery. Defining Reading. Beginning Reading. What Is Word Recognition? Word Recognition Strategies. The Importance of Decoding in Reading. Phonics in a Balanced Language Arts Program. Explicit versus Implicit Phonics Instruction. A Developmental Sequence of Phonics Instruction. Graphic Summary of Word Recognition. Diagnostic Checklist for Word Recognition: Unlocking the Mystery.7. Vocabulary Development in the Language Arts Program. The Relationship of Vocabulary to the Language Arts. Vocabulary Development and Individual Differences. Role of the Language Arts Teacher in Vocabulary Development. Vocabulary Development and Semantic Mapping (Graphic Organizer). Developing Vocabulary from Literature. Gaining Word Meanings through Context. Connotative Meanings. Completing Analogies.

SynopsisTeaching Elementary Language Arts: A Balanced Approach emphasizes the blend of theory and practice in teaching the language arts to elementary students. This edition continues to focus on the language arts as thinking processes and on students as active consumers of information. It is not solely a "theory" text, since a practical approach is emphasized throughout to help teachers effectively implement a dynamic language arts program. Controversies are explained from several viewpoints to help teachers see through "either/or" dichotomies and to recognize that there is usually no one 'right' way to do things. The book stresses that good teachers are eclectics who utilize those approaches, methods and strategies that best suit the needs of their students. By explaining and analyzing the various outlooks, methods, and movements prevalent in the field, the author outlines a practical, balanced approach to teaching language arts., Teaching Elementary Language Arts: A Balanced Approach emphasizes the blend of theory and practice in teaching the language arts to elementary students. This edition continues to focus on the language arts as thinking processes and on students as active consumers of information. A practical approach is emphasized throughout to help teachers effectively implement a dynamic language arts program. Controversies are explained from several viewpoints to help teachers see through either/or dichotomies and to recognize that there is usually no one 'right' way to do things. The book stresses that good teachers are eclectics who utilize those approaches, methods and strategies that best suit the needs of their students. By explaining and analyzing the various outlooks, methods, and movements prevalent in the field, the author outlines a practical, balanced approach to teaching language arts. For pre-service and in-service teachers of elementary language arts., "Teaching Elementary Language Arts: A Balanced Approach" emphasizes the blend of theory and practice in teaching the language arts to elementary students. This edition continues to focus on the language arts as thinking processes and on students as active consumers of information. A practical approach is emphasized throughout to help teachers effectively implement a dynamic language arts program. Controversies are explained from several viewpoints to help teachers see through either/or dichotomies and to recognize that there is usually no one right' way to do things. The book stresses that good teachers are eclectics who utilize those approaches, methods and strategies that best suit the needs of their students. By explaining and analyzing the various outlooks, methods, and movements prevalent in the field, the author outlines a practical, balanced approach to teaching language arts. For pre-service and in-service teachers of elementary language arts.

LC Classification NumberLB1576.R773 2000