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Peer reviewedGroff, Patrick – Reading, 1980
Reviews research findings that suggest the importance of systematic phonics instruction in beginning reading. Cites arguments against phonics teaching and indicates that they appear unsupportable since they are incompatible with research findings and since they make unwarrantedly negative accusations about the kind of teaching that must be used in…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Elementary Education, Phonics, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedWray, David – Reading, 1989
Describes recent, major contributions to both sides of the debate between phonics instruction and the "meaning-based" approaches. Argues that it is too early to evaluate the debate, but that a tentative evaluation of the evidence favors meaning-based approaches. (RS)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Educational Trends, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
