Whole Language Lives on: The Illusion of "balanced" Reading Instruction
- ISBN-10
- 1437902367
- ISBN-13
- 9781437902365
- Pages
- 21
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- DIANE Publishing
- Author
- Louisa Cook Moats
Description
This position paper contends that the whole language approach to reading instruction has been disproved by research and evaluation but still pervades textbooks for teachers, instructional materials for classroom use, some states' language ...
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