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Peer reviewedSmith, M. Cecil; Wham, Mary Ann – Reading Psychology, 1993
Examines (from the perspective of developmental dialectics) the on-going debate between traditional instruction and whole-language advocates in reading. Provides an overview of the differences between the two camps. Outlines the reasons why whole-language approaches have increasingly been incorporated into classrooms. Speculates on how the debate…
Descriptors: Conventional Instruction, Elementary Education, Reading Instruction, Reading Research
