| Description |
xvi, 372 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
What the debate is all about. The conventional wisdom and its challengers -- Challenged and challengers speak their minds. The evidence : research on beginning reading instruction. Research on beginning reading -- science or ideology? -- Experimental evidence on approaches to beginning reading -- The ABC's of reading : is the alphabet necessary? -- Reading failure -- is method at fault? The basal-reading series : as bad as critics say? -- A look at the basal-reading series. Children learning to read. In the classroom -- Forces for and against change. Where do we go from here? Conclusions and recommendations. Books, articles, dissertations, and other studies -- Reading programs -- Glossary of names for reading programs |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references [pages 315-330] |
| Subject |
Developmental reading.
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Reading (Elementary)
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Reading (Primary)
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Reading, Psychology of.
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| LC no. |
82021689 |
| ISBN |
0070103828 |
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