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Whole language teaching told kids to guess at words. Then we wondered why they couldn't read. The answer was in the instruction.
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What happens when we 'let the wrong one in'. Kenneth Goodman and Frank Smith’s whole language theory of reading, whereby decoding and word recognition are eschewed for the pursuit of meaning with the implication that learning to read is akin to ...

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*Nullius in verba is the @royalsociety.org's motto. It means "no one's words" or "take nobody's word for it". It's from Horace's poem reflecting the scientific principle of verifying facts by experiment.

The Whole Language Movement: A Beautiful Disaster in Reading Education Explore the rise and fall of the Whole Language Movement, a well-intentioned but flawed reading philosophy that reshaped literacy instruction in the 80s & 90s.

📢 Whole Language promised kids could read naturally — no drills needed. Reality? Many struggled. Learn the story behind this influential but flawed approach and why it matters to #authors and #writers. 👉 staceycarroll.org/literacy-rea... #WholeLanguage #LiteracyCrisis

The Rise and Fall of ITA — and What Came After: A History of Teaching Reading in English Explore the history of the Initial Teaching Alphabet (ITA) & how it shaped & failed to reform reading instruction. Follow the evolution of literacy education.

🚨 In the ’60s, schools tried a 44-letter alphabet to fix English reading. The Initial Teaching Alphabet had promise but failed. What came next?
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Tip #78 from 365 Teacher Secrets for Parents (McKinley & Trombly) - phonics vs whole language News about MSI Press authors; Excerpts from MSI Press authors' books; Carl's Cancer Compendium information; tips for authors

Tip #78 from 365 #Teacher Secrets for #Parents (McKinley & Trombly): #phonics vs. #wholelanguage.

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