The Power of Language Experience for Cross-Cultural Reading and Writing.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Landis, David; Umolu, Joanne; Mancha, Sunday
- Source
- Reading Teacher; Apr2010, Vol. 63 Issue 7, p580-589, 10p
- Subject
- Language arts
Language experience approach in education
Teaching methods
Reading -- Language experience approach
Student-developed instructional materials
Language & culture
Cross-cultural differences
Nigeria
- Language
- ISSN
- 00340561
The writers discuss the use of the Language Experience Approach (LEA) for cross-cultural reading and writing. They explain their efforts in working with primary-grade teachers in northern Nigeria to provide appropriate texts for their lessons. The writers trace the history of LEA through the 18th and 19th centuries in Europe and the U.S. to the present. The writers opine that LEA is best suited for cross-cultural reading instruction for classrooms with student diversity. They discuss the need to adapt LEA to develop suitable texts for diverse readers, and for students with disabilities. The writers analyze criticisms and certain powerful benefits of LEA.