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Peer reviewedNickel, Mary Ann; Crowley, Paul – Talking Points, 1999
Argues that holistic, transactional views of the reading process have been uprooted and replaced with what has been labeled "balanced" instruction. Presents a brief outline of the California requirements for instruction incorporating phonics. Concludes by encouraging whole language teachers to stand together because their beliefs are…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Elementary Education, Phonics, Politics of Education
Peer reviewedMeyer, Rick – Talking Points, 1999
Describes one teacher's unhappiness with the teaching situation because of the school district's recent adoption of a systematic intense phonics instruction program that every K-3 teacher is required to use with every child via whole group instruction. Argues for the importance of whole language instruction. (SG)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Identification (Psychology), Phonics, Primary Education
