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Download full textMatson, Barbara – Harvard Education Letter, 1996
The argument between advocates of the whole language approach and the phonics approach threatens to become so polarized and politicized that agreeing on a middle ground seems at times impossible, and the voices of reason and experience are drowned out. The debate erupted anew in California after alarming news stories about reading scores ranked…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Phonics
Shaver, Judy C.; Wise, Beth S. – 1990
In reflecting on an overview of research on microcomputers in the public schools, a researcher found that early programs were largely based on a programmed instruction model. Computers were primarily used to provide for simple repetition of low-level decoding tasks. The emphasis of whole language literacy is in direct contrast to this approach.…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Computer Assisted Instruction, Early Intervention, Grade 1
Peer reviewedGothard, Heather M.; Russell, Suzanne M. – Childhood Education, 1990
Presents two kindergarten teachers' accounts of the use of the whole language approach to children's learning in class. Describes the reading of a children's book to a public kindergarten class and the subsequent literacy-related activities. (BB)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Holistic Approach
