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Phonics or Whole Language, Which Is the Better Way To Teach Our Children?

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Keating, Patricia R. – 1998

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of whole language versus phonics on reading achievement. Four second-grade students participated--two were chosen for a control sample in which they were taught using the modified whole language approach; and two were chosen for the experimental sample and were taught using the modified…

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Grade 2, Instructional Effectiveness, Phonics

Effects of Instructional Method on Reading Comprehension.

Dewalt, Mark; And Others – 1993

The relationship between type of reading instruction (whole language or basal) and reading comprehension as measured by the California Achievement Test (CAT) was investigated. Nineteen third- and fourth-grade teachers from school 5 districts in North Carolina took part in the project with 215 students in the basal group and 200 students in the…

Descriptors: Basal Reading, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students