Literacy Not Labels: Celebrating Students' Strengths Through Whole Language

by Kathleen Strickland

While more teachers are increasingly comfortable with the whole language philosophy and have already implemented reading and writing workshops in their classrooms, others are still unsure of its value, particularly for students struggling with language learning. It is these students who, after entering school as proficient language users, begin to doubt their abilities when they are placed in low-ability groups. As a result of the inherent labeling...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0867093544
• ISBN13: 9780867093544
• Release Date: March 1995
• Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.3" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 12