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Article Search Results For Balanced Learning
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2003-01-28 Major Implications for Early Reading Instruction
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Six key principles of effective reading instruction are explained: phonemic awareness, sound-spelling correspondence, regular sound-spelling relationships, sounding out words, decodable text, use of interesting stories.
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2001-10-23 Text Matters in Learning to Read
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If you are a North American of a 'certain age' you will recall Dick and Jane books. These oft-mocked 'primers' were not particularly engaging, but they were meticulously composed to let a beginning reader get practice with the most common sound-letter combinations. Today, there exist many children's books that teach reading by repeating the most common letter-sound combinations; others that teach reading by employing 'high frequency" words and others that teach reading by emphasizing word and context. Many people believe that the delightful Suess books teach reading by repeating letter-sound combinations(phonics) but no so, says a researcher from the University of Michigan. Green Eggs and Ham, at least, teaches reading by using high frequency words. If you want to appreciate Dr.Suess's unique genius, consult the following list of the 99 most frequent words in print in the English language.
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2001-10-14 Phonics AND Whole Language: A Balanced Approach to Beginning Reading
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It has been referred to as 'The Reading Wars,' the ideological debate between two groups of reading practitioners; one that advocates an emphasis on Phonics instruction (letter sound combinations) for beginning reading instruction, the other that advocates an approach called "Whole Language" where children are encouraged to learn to read and write through experience. Today, however, more and more educators are advocating a mix of both methods be used, with the student's individual needs being taken into consideration.
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