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Schafer, Virginia – 1989
A study investigated differences in reading achievement of students taught with a whole language philosophy compared to students taught using a basal textbook. Subjects, 20 second grade students taught using a whole language philosophy and 17 second grade students in the same school using basal textbooks, were given pre- and posttests to determine…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Comparative Analysis, Grade 2, Primary Education
Schmitt, Bette A. – 1980
Selections from the last three basal reading series produced by the Houghton Mifflin Company were examined to determine what improvements were made. One of the fundamental changes occurring in the 1971 revision ("Readers") was the replacement of grade designations with numerical levels that provided a better match between student and…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Beginning Reading, Change, Comparative Analysis
