Using Wordless Picture Books with the Language Experience Approach: A Method for Teaching Pre-emergent and At-Risk Readers

Author

Rachel Luczkowski, Bank Street College of Education

Date of Award

5-1-2016

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science in Education (MSEd)

First Advisor

Helen Freidus

Abstract

Proposes using wordless picture books in conjunction with Roach Van Allen's Language Experience Approach as a method for teaching pre-emergent and at-risk readers. The original work that comprises the bulk of this study is a wordless picture book of Aesop's fable, The Ant and the Grasshopper. The author describes the developmental and artistic considerations taken during the creation of the book as well as potential classroom applications for its use.

Comments

Museum Education: Childhood

Recommended Citation

Luczkowski, R. (2016). Using Wordless Picture Books with the Language Experience Approach: A Method for Teaching Pre-emergent and At-Risk Readers. New York : Bank Street College of Education. https://educate.bankstreet.edu/independent-studies/159