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Download full textDonahoe, Susan – 2001
In America, a dichotomy of teaching philosophies which acknowledge the individual needs of children have produced approaches that are used in public school classrooms. The methods exemplify the dichotomous poles and combinations of both. These dichotomous teaching approaches are often referred to as the traditional methods or parts-specific…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Beginning Writing, Conventional Instruction, Cultural Context
Peer reviewedGriffith, Priscilla L.; And Others – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 1992
Examined the acquisition of decoding and spelling skills and the writing fluency of first graders who received either whole-language or traditional basal instruction. Children with high phonemic awareness outperformed those with low phonemic awareness on all literacy measures, regardless of the instructional method used. (MM)
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Beginning Reading, Comparative Analysis, Conventional Instruction
