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Blumenfeld, Samuel – American Education, 1983
Attacks the whole-word, or "look-say," method of teaching reading, widely used in the United States since 1836. Cites evidence to support this method as the sole reason for the high functional illiteracy rate in the U.S. Recommends the use of intensive phonics as the solution to America's reading problem. (NJ)
Descriptors: Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Illiteracy, Phonics
