The Language Experience Approach for Teaching Reading: A Research Perspective. Second Edition.

This book reviews the research literature relevant to the language exnerience approach to the teaching of reading, in which instruction is based upon the use of reading materials created by writing down children's spoken langauge. The first major section prdvides a narrative review of the research studies, organized, for the most part, chronologically. The results are then synthesized around specific topics: general achievement, readiness, oral language, vocabulary, word analysi.s, creative writing, spelling, comprehension, use with special Opulations, affective factors, teacher education, and language differences. Recommendations for further research and a bibliography of research studies conclude the book. (AA) Documents acquired by ERIC include many informal unpublished * materials not available from other sources. ERIC makes every effort