Learning to Read: The Great Debate 20 Years Later--A Response to "Debunking the Great Phonics Myth.".

Chall, Jeanne S.

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Publication Date: 1989

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Learning to Read: The Great Debate 20 Years Later--A Response to "Debunking the Great Phonics Myth."

Chall, Jeanne S.

Phi Delta Kappan, v70 n7 p521-38 Mar 1989

Criticizes Marie Carbo's article, "Debunking the Great Phonics Myth" (in Kappan's November 1988 issue), for waging a relentless debate against phonics and falsely attributing low U.S. reading achievement scores to a phonics emphasis. Clears up confusions and inaccuracies in Carbo's article concerning first and second editions of the author's book, "The Great Debate." Includes an appendix and 138 references. (MLH)

Descriptors: Elementary Education, Phonics, Reading Research, Reading Strategies, Research Needs, Sight Method, Theory Practice Relationship

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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