Transcending the Traditional: Whole Language in the Transitional English Classroom.

Fipp, Mary E.

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ERIC Number: EJ490381

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Publication Date: 1994

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Transcending the Traditional: Whole Language in the Transitional English Classroom.

Fipp, Mary E.

Equity and Choice, v10 n3 p38-44 Spr 1994

Describes implementation of a whole-language approach in a middle school that has a majority of students for whom English is a second language. The transitional English program for sixth graders used high-interest, high-action novels in combination with a writing program and portfolios. (SLD)

Descriptors: Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Grade 6, Language Skills, Limited English Speaking, Middle Schools, Novels, Portfolios (Background Materials), Program Descriptions, Reading Writing Relationship, Transitional Programs, Whole Language Approach, Writing Instruction

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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