Whole Language: A New Signal for Expanding Literacy.

Pickering, C. Thomas

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ERIC Number: EJ398843

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Publication Date: 1989

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Whole Language: A New Signal for Expanding Literacy.

Pickering, C. Thomas

Reading Improvement, v26 n2 p144-49 Sum 1989

Describes "whole language" as a new term for literacy instruction which emphasizes application of reading and writing in meaningful contexts. Argues that the theoretical base for whole language is closely related to key ideas of language experience and psycholinguistics, but that whole language represents a new paradigm. (RS)

Descriptors: Educational History, Instructional Effectiveness, Language Experience Approach, Literacy, Psycholinguistics, Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods, Writing Instruction

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom

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Language: English

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