Using Figurative Language in the Classroom.

Manning, Annette L.; Wray, Denise

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ERIC Number: EJ410366

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Publication Date: 1990

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Using Figurative Language in the Classroom.

Manning, Annette L.; Wray, Denise

Teaching Exceptional Children, v22 n4 p18-21 Sum 1990

Specific guidelines are offered for implementing figurative language activities into a language intervention program. The guidelines emphasize prerequisite skills, goal sequencing, facilitation of comprehension, and aids to interpretation. A table describes figurative language forms and their use in children of varying developmental ages. (JDD)

Descriptors: Comprehension, Developmental Stages, Elementary Secondary Education, Figurative Language, Language Handicaps, Sequential Approach, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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