Literacy primers: The Gudschinsky method

by Ernest W. Lee

Originally published as:   Lee, Ernest W. 1982.Literacy primers: The Gudschinsky method. Dallas: Summer Institute of Linguistics. © 1982 Summer Institute of Linguistics, Inc.

Complete Table of Contents

Summary

This is a detailed description of the Gudschinsky method of literacy instruction. In addition to describing the method, it provides detailed instructions for primer production and examples of how to deal with teaching complex linguistic structures. It is a resource tool for trainers in the method who have a good command of English.

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Part I. An introduction to the literacy primer

Chapter 1. Literacy

Chapter 2. The Gudschinsky method

Part II. Preparations for a literacy primer

Chapter 3. Preparation of language data

Chapter 4. Primer lesson progression

Part III. The beginning of a literacy primer

Chapter 5. Preprimer lessons

Chapter 6. The first primer lessons

Part IV. The details of a literacy primer

Chapter 7. Reading a new letter

Chapter 8. Reading a new grammatical form (functor or structural convention)

Chapter 9. Reading connected material (story)

Chapter 10. Writing

Part V. Appendixes

Appendix I. Teaching patter

Appendix II. Bruzyan

Back Matter

Bibliography