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Download full textSmith, Carl B., Ed. – 2003
During the 1970s direct phonics instruction was the preferred method of reading instruction. In the 1980s the whole language concept caught on and phonics instruction was considered defunct. In the 1990s the pendulum, in the process of swinging back, was intercepted before it went to the extreme of "all phonics," by a balanced approach…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Elementary Education, Language Arts, Literature Reviews
Witucki, Rose M. – 1999
With the introduction of the "whole language" approach to literacy and an emphasis on "across the curriculum" learning, the effective instruction of writing has taken on an added importance during the past two decades in California. Recent public demands for a "back to basics" school curriculum where the mastering of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Language Arts, Literature Reviews
Peer reviewedWaterman, David C. – Contemporary Education, 1991
The article explores the creation of whole-language learning, examining educational reform since the 1950s. It presents descriptions of whole-language learning, noting confusion about its definition and debating whether it is a reaction to poor reading and language arts teaching or response to criticisms of teaching since the 1950s. (SM)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Elementary Education, Language Arts
Buhrman, Barbara Latch – 1995
This document reviews the literature about the variety of instructional methods to teach social studies concepts. Divided into five parts, part 1 investigates current curriculum goals in social studies. Part 2 examines the literature on the use of textbooks and stategies in social studies instruction. Part 3 explores the use of textbooks…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Books, Childrens Literature, Diaries
Hemming, Heather; MacInnis, Carole – 1994
This paper reviews the literature on the teacher's role in mediating learning for students with learning disabilities in whole language instructional programs, with specific emphasis on teaching students the parts of language and generalizing this knowledge to various contexts. Principles identified in the review include the following: the dynamic…
Descriptors: Educational Principles, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Generalization
Peer reviewedMcKenna, Michael C.; And Others – Educational Researcher, 1990
Examines the current rift in perspective between whole language arts and traditional language arts instruction by analyzing the basis of each view in research and theory. Suggests research developments that might alleviate the present impasse. Describes the need for new hypotheses, a variety of designs, improved instrumentation, and collaborative…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Conventional Instruction, Educational Theories
Peer reviewedDesjean-Perrotta, Blanche – Young Children, 1996
Discusses how the whole-language process provides an authentic approach to lifelong learning. Includes discussions of Cambourne's conditions for learning; Holdaway's natural learning model; Goodman's miscue analysis research; whole-language theory; the role of teachers, students, and the community in language arts; and the role of the classroom…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Curriculum, Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
