The whole language approach is an innovative way to teach\/learn a language. This approach stresses the importance of learning through experiences as well as meaning-making. According to this approach, kids\u2019 language experience plays a significant role when they speak. Therefore, an association is formed between the language and kids\u2019 experience. A kid\u2019s literacy practice is largely influenced by this association.<\/p>\n
All whole language proponents believe that a language\u2019s functional aspects should be taught. They denounce the phonic-based approach and strongly agree on the fact that every language is a meaning-making system and therefore, its all aspects\u2014including graphophonic, syntactic, semantic and pragmatic\u2014should be considered during teaching.<\/p>\n
This approach goes a long way in developing students\u2019 interest in reading, especially in literature. Whole language approach books are rich in attention-grabbing stories. So, students can easily get enticed to read these books and it ultimately improves their linguistic skills.<\/p>\n
Unlike the phonic-based approach, all structural aspects of a language come secondary to the whole language approach. Whole language teachers mainly focus on improving their students\u2019 capability of understanding meaning, thereby enhancing their grasp of the language.<\/p>\n
Similarly, feedback mechanism in the whole language approach is quite different. Teachers provide constructive feedback to students and then, assist them in learning the appropriate structure and form of a language through various experiences.<\/p>\n
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The whole language approach is an innovative way to teach\/learn a language. This approach stresses the importance of learning through experiences as well as meaning-making. According to this approach, kids\u2019 language experience plays a significant role when they speak. Therefore, an association is formed between the language and kids\u2019 experience. A kid\u2019s literacy practice is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8575,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4022],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[4525],"yoast_head":"\n