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Peer reviewedKrashen, Stephen – Reading Improvement, 1998
Notes the California's Reading Task Force's heavy emphasis on phonemic awareness (PA) evaluation and training. Argues that although evidence shows that phonemic awareness will emerge by simply reading, California's school libraries--ranked near last in the nation--would require a massive commitment to rise to the task. Argues (in an ironic tone)…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Early Childhood Education, Emergent Literacy, Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence
