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Instructor, 1990
Several reading experts comment on the whole language approach to teaching reading and on the whole language debate. Topics include definitions of whole language, characteristics, justifications, shortcomings, and critiques. (IAH)
Descriptors: Educational Principles, Elementary Education, Learning Processes, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedDeegan, Dorothy H. – Reading Teacher, 1995
Raises issues related to the relationship between literacy practices and literacy philosophies and theories. Addresses the question of whether the "great debate" regarding literacy education can and should be resolved. (SR)
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Educational Principles, Elementary Education, Literacy
Peer reviewedSpiegel, Dixie Lee – Reading Teacher, 1995
Responds to an article in the same journal that raises issues related to the relationship between literacy practices and literacy philosophies and theories. Suggests that the "great debate" regarding reading instruction cannot be resolved. (SR)
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Educational Principles, Elementary Education, Literacy
Peer reviewedKameenui, Edward J. – Reading Teacher, 1995
Responds to an article in the same journal that raises issues related to the relationship between literacy practices and literacy philosophies and theories. Recommends that educators get on with the business of teaching all students to read. (SR)
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Educational Principles, Elementary Education, Literacy
Peer reviewedDeegan, Dorothy H. – Reading Teacher, 1995
Comments briefly on two responses to this author's article in the same journal that raises issues related to the relationship between literacy philosophies and theories and literacy practices. Suggests that the "great debate" continue. (SR)
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Educational Principles, Elementary Education, Literacy
Download full textStrachbein, Deanna L.; Riley, James D. – 1994
The essential theories underlying the whole language approach require individual teachers to examine their assumptions about teaching and learning and to undergo a major paradigmatic shift that requires a new set of assumptions. One of the principal tenets of whole language is that the classroom teacher becomes an autonomous professional. This…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Classroom Research, Context Effect, Educational Practices
Peer reviewedLopez-Reyna, Norma A. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1996
This article examines issues in bilingual special education in the context of moving from a skills-based approach to a whole language approach. Classroom observations in a self-contained elementary classroom for students with learning disabilities revealed the role of the native language and background experiences, the teacher's role in assessing…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Classroom Techniques, Educational Methods, Educational Principles
