ERIC Number: EJ379982
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1988
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Debunking the Great Phonics Myth.
Carbo, Marie
Phi Delta Kappan, v70 n3 p226-40 Nov 1988
Questions the quality and accuracy of the phonics research base. Widely taught and promoted in official publications, the system is being even more heavily promulgated by current educational reformers. Extensive discrepancies between Jeanne Chall's findings and actual data show design flaws in "The Great Debate" that contradict phonics' effectiveness claims. Includes 88 references. (MLH)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Education, Literacy, Phonics, Reading Programs, Reading Research
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
