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Peer reviewedMorrison, Constance – Journal of Developmental Education, 1990
Describes a whole language approach to teaching reading comprehension using novels, essays, and short stories. Considers the shortcomings of lab classes and reading textbooks; curriculum goals and criteria; the use of ability groupings, testing, and placement; textbook selection; and teaching strategies emphasizing verbal interaction, writing,…
Descriptors: Literature, Postsecondary Education, Reading Comprehension, Remedial Instruction
Peer reviewedMather, Nancy – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1992
This paper reviews the history of whole-language versus code-emphasis approaches to reading instruction. The paper concludes that students with severe learning disabilities may learn to read in a whole-language, mainstream classroom, if provided with supplemental instruction, a variety of instructional techniques, and appropriate intensity and…
Descriptors: Decoding (Reading), Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Mainstreaming
