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Essentials of Elementary Language Arts, (Part of the Essentials of Classroom Teaching Series), 2nd Edition
ISBN-10: 0-205-28033-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-205-28033-9
Published by Allyn & Bacon
© 1999
Pub. Date: Jul 10, 1998
Format: Paper
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Table of Contents
All chapters begin with “Looking Ahead,” “Can You?” and conclude with “Looking Back,” “Self-Test,” and “Bibliography.”
Preface.
1.Language Arts Defined.
2.How Children Learn Language.
3.Inside the Classroom.
4.Oral Communication in the Elementary Classroom.
5.Written Communication: Composing.
6.Teaching the Conventions of Writing.
7.Children's Literature in the Language Arts Curriculum.
Bibliography.
Appendix A: Types of Puppets.
Appendix B: How to Make a Hardcover Book.
Appendix C: Writing Assessment Checklists.
Index.
Preface.
1.Language Arts Defined.
Looking in on Elementary Classrooms: Primary.
Looking in on Elementary Classrooms: Intermediate.
Components of the Language Arts Program.
An Historical Perspective on Language Arts Instruction.
Goals of Language Arts Instruction.
The Language Arts Curriculum.
IRA/NCTE Standards for the English Language Arts.
Where Do Textbooks Fit into the Teaching of Language Arts?
2.How Children Learn Language.
The Structure of Language: What Is Learned.
Acquisition of Spoken Language.
Principles and Conditions of Language Learning.
Literacy Acquisition.
Principles and Conditions of Literacy Learning.
Children with Linguistic Differences or Special Needs.
3.Inside the Classroom.
Physical Features.
Materials.
Organization.
Climate.
4.Oral Communication in the Elementary Classroom.
Part One: Promoting Active Listening.
Receiving, Attending, and Assigning Meaning.
Participation and Response.
Part Two: Talk in the Classroom.
Goals for Students.
Conversing.
Discussing.
Observing Social Conventions.
Oral Language and Literature.
Oral Language and Learning in the Content Areas.
5.Written Communication: Composing.
Emergent Writing.
The Writing Process.
Developmental Expectations and Writing Process.
Some Observations on Topic Selection.
The Writing Conference.
The Teacher's Changing Roles.
6.Teaching the Conventions of Writing.
Handwriting.
Spelling.
Punctuation.
“Grammar.”
7.Children's Literature in the Language Arts Curriculum.
Literature and the Developing Child.
Children's Responses to Literature.
Types of Literature.
Uses of Literature in the Curriculum.
Discovering the Power of Words through Poetry.
Keeping up with Children's Literature.
Self-Test.
Bibliography.
Appendix A: Types of Puppets.
Appendix B: How to Make a Hardcover Book.
Appendix C: Writing Assessment Checklists.
Index.
