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Classroom ABSTRACT Arts DOCUMENT RESUME ED 238 029 CS 208 110 AUTHOR Busching, Beverly A., Ed.; Schwartz, Judith I., Ed. TITLE Integrating the Language Arts in the Elementary School. INSTITUTION National Council of Teachers of English, Urbana, Ill. PUB DATE 83 NOTE 230p.; This publication is a project of the National Council of Teachers of English Committee on Integrating the Language Arts in the Elementary School. AVAILABLE FROMNational Council of Teachers of English, 1111 Kenyon Rd., Urbana, IL 61801 (Stock No. 23511; $9.50 member, $11-00 non-member). PUB TYPE Collected Works General (020) -- Guides - Classroom Use Guides (For Teachers) (052) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC10 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Books; Child Language; Content Area Reading; Curriculum Development; *Holistic Approach; Inservice Education; *Interdisciplinary Approach; *Language Arts; Language Experience Approach; *LanguageSkills; Low Achievement; Multilingualism; Parent School Relationship; Reading Habits; *Reading Instruction; Reading Skills; Student Developed Materials; Student EvaluatioL; Teaching Methods ABSTRACT Intended for elementary school teachers and supervisors, this collection of articles focuses oncreating meaningful learning through an integrated language artsapproach. Divided into three sections, the articles discuss thetheoretical and practical frameworks that support program integration;examine real programs, tested procedures, and actuallanguage performance; and address controversial issues surrounding anintegrated language arts model. Articles in section one cover curriculummodels for integrating the language arts, methods of integrating languageand subject matter, and the relationship between a child's graspof meaning and language skills. Topics in section twoinclude the development of writing in a language arts context, studentcreated books, the impact of different instructionalmethods on student reading, fostering language play, and ways of integratingreading with music, art and drama. Section three discusses suchissues as achievement assessment in the language arts, parentinvolvement in language arts programs, teaching underachievingchildren, and integrating perspectives on monolingual and multilingualchildren. (MM) ********************************************************************** * * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can bemade * from the original document. * *********************************************************************** r\I Integrating the co Language Arts in o the Elementary School U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) Xs. This document has been reproduced as receivedfrom the perscn or organization originating a. Minor changes have been made to Improve reproduction quality. Points of new or ocalions stated in this docu- ment do not necessarily represent official NIE Edited by position or policy. Beverly A. Busching University of South Carolina Judith I. Schwartz Queens College, Flushing, New York "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY NCTF TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC;." National Council of Teachers of English 1111 Kenyon Road, Urbana, Illinois 6101 The editors wish to express their appreciation tothe following persons for their thoughtful assistance in the review ofmanuscripts: Beverly Altschuler, Lee J. Garfield, Edith Grossman, Sydell Kane,Marcia Knoll, Norman Najimy, Linda Philips, Jean Stanton. NCTE Editorial Board: Marilyn Hanf Buckley,Thomas L. Clark, Jane Hornburger, Elisabeth McPherson, Zora Rashkis,John C. Maxwell,ex officio, Paul O'Dea,ex officio Book Design: Toni Kovacs for IGK Design NCTE Stock Number 23511 © 1983 by the National Council of Teachersof English. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. and other publications to provide a Itis the policy of NCTE in its journals forum for the open discussion of ideasconcerning the content and tne teaching of English and the language arts.Publicity accorded to any particular point of view does not imply endorsement bythe Executive Committee, the Board of Directors, or the membership at large, exceptin announcements of policy, where such endorsement is clearly specified. Library of Congress Cataloging inPublication Data Main entry under title: Integrating the language arts in the elementaryschool. A project of NCTE Committee onIntegrating the Language Arts in the Elementary School. Includes bibliographies. 1. Language arts (Elementary)UnitedStates CurriculaAddresses, essays, lectures.1. Busching, Beverly A., 1937- . 11. Schwartz, Judy I.Ill. NCTE Committee on Integrating the Language Artsin the Elementary School. LB1576.166 1983 372.6'043 83-25099 ISBN 0-8141-2351-1 NCTE Committee on Integrating the Language Artsin the Elementary School Beverly A. Busching, University of South Carolina,chair Sr. Ann Redmond, College of St. Catherine,former chair Yetive J. Bradley, Oakland Unified School District,California David A. England, West Virginia University Laura Fortson, David C. Barrow Elementary School,Athens, Georgia Sara W. Lindsteen, North Texas StateUniversity Jade Brady Matanzo, Hood College, Frederick,Maryland Gerald W. Miler, University of Calgary Norman C. Iq-zin-ny, Pittsfield Pacific Schools,Massachusetts William D. Page, University of Connecticut Taimi M. Ranta, Illinois State University Sandra A. Rietz, Eastern Montana College Lynne K. Rhodes, University of Colorado Judith I. Schwartz, Queens College, Flushing, NewYork Betty Jane Wagner, National College of Education Dorothy J. Watson, University of Missouri Roy R. Wilson, Jr., ARAMC() Schools, SaudiArabia Judith S. Younger, University of Minnesota Contents Preface vii Introduction viii I. Foundations 1. Curriculum Models for Integrating the Language Arts 3 Beverly A. Busching Sara W. Lundsteen 2. Ten Ways to Integrate Language and Subject Matter 28 Laura R. Roehler 3. The Child's Search for Meaning and Language Learning Judith I. Schwartz II. Instruction 43 Part One: Integration within One Language Mode 4. The Development of Writing in a Language Arts Context 47 Eileen Tway 5. Children Writing Books for Children 64 Norman C. Najimy 6. Reading as Meaning Construction 70 Dorothy F. King Dorothy J. Watson Part Two: Integration among Different Language Modes 7, Language Play 81 Judith I. Schwartz 8. Language Experience 90 Dorris M. Lee 9. Songs, Singing Games, and Language Play 102 Sandra A. Rietz v. Contents vi Part Three: Integration with Other SubjectMatter 10. Helping, Children to FindThemselves and Each Other in Books 123 Masha K. Rudman 11. Integration through the Arts 133 Laura R. Fortson 12. Native American Studies 149 Gayle L. Rogers 13. The Expanding Circle ofInformal Classroom Drama 155 Betty J. Wagner III.Issues 165 14. Integrating Language Arts andAssessing Linguistic Performance 167 Susan G. Bennett 15. An Administrator'sPerspective on Integrating the La.nguage Arts 174 Jerome Green 16. Home-School Cooperationin Integrated Language Arts Programs 179 Lynn K. Rhodes Mary W. Hill 17. Low Achievers in ActiveLanguage Contexts 189 Beverly A. Busching 18. Integrating Perspectives onMonolingual and Multilingual Children 200 Celia Genishi 19. Moving toward Integrationthrough Inservice 207 Laura R. Roehler Appendix A: Aids to Integrating the LanguageArts: An Annotated Bibliography 215 Appendix B: The Essentials of Education 223 225 Contributors Preface The idea for this book emerged from conversations with troubled teachers and supervisors. In tx convention workshop, after several speakers had made a strong case for reading and writing as active mental and social experiences, a teacher spoke. "I agree with you. I think we should inte- grate, but I need help. I need to know how." A supervisor of a large metro- politan school district agreed, and spoke of her need for a strong profes- sional support. "I need something I can take to my superintendent to support what I think we should do." It is our hope that this book will support efforts to keep communication going in elementary classrooms despite the pressures of basic skill testing and competency sequences. As the NCTE Committee on Integrating the Language Arts in the Elementary School began discussions on integration, and as we listened to invited speakers and interested auditors, we discovered that one single definition of integration was not possible. Integrated language arts learn- ing takes many different forms, some of which are controversial. In our lively discussions, we agreed that meaningful learning was the central issue, but opinion differed on how meaningful learning is best structured in the classroom. We have tried to represent the variety of professional opinion in the selection of articles presented here. The combined efforts of members of the Committee on Integrating the Language Arts in the Elementary School and those who worked with us over the past few years made this book possible. The ideas of allcommit- tee members are represented here. In keeping with our purpose of giving assistance 1 :.! schools, representatives of several public school districts were asked to help screen proposed contributions. All of the articles included in this publication have had a strong vote of approval from these representatives. vii Introduction Here is a book for teachers who want their elementaryschool pupils to be eager to learn and to be equally eager to work. It isfor teachers who want their pupils to grow in the many aspectsof literacy and in those skills that enable them to learn independently. And, aboveall,it is a book
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