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Emphasizing Form and Meaning Separately in Prereading and Early Reading Instruction.
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van Kleeck, Anne – Topics in Language Disorders, 1995
This article proposes that meaning and form (the sound-letter correspondences) are both important in beginning reading, but that initially they should be taught separately. Support for this position is provided, and a two-stage model of preliteracy development is offered, with the first stage emphasizing meaning and the second stage emphasizing…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Decoding (Reading), Literacy Education, Phonics