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Literacy and the Oral Foundation of Education.
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Egan, Kieran – NAMTA Journal, 1993
Traces the richness of oral forms of expression used in nonliterate societies from ancient times to the present. Discusses the implications of research on orality for the early childhood curriculum and for methods of teaching young children. (BC)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Early Childhood Education, Language Acquisition, Literacy
Whole Language in the Montessori Classroom: Continuing the Story.
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Loeffler, Margaret – NAMTA Journal, 1993
Reprints a talk presented to teacher trainers in 1990 that surveys thinking on language acquisition, specifically on the transition from orality to literacy, focusing on Montessori connections and applications. (HTH)
Descriptors: Child Language, Developmental Stages, Early Childhood Education, Language Acquisition