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Language Experience Approach (LEA) LEA Can Be Used In Various Situations The most basic, and in fact the original, form of the LEA is the simple transcription of an individual learner’s personal experience. The learner could see what is being written by the teacher when the teacher sits with the learner. To start the conversation session, a picture might be used, a reading text, an event the learner has participated in or a topic the learner is interested in. The learner describes an oral account of a personal experience related to the topic, once the topic is evolved. The learner could be helped