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Saint Paul Public Schools, Minn. – 1974
This program, included in "Effective Reading Programs...," is designed to minimize initial difficulties in learning to read, to control early reading and word attack habits, and to meet a wide range of individual differences. Begun in 1966, the program serves an unselected cross-section of children in 110 kindergarten through third-grade…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Individualized Reading, Linguistics, Phonemics
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Villanueva de Debat, Elba – English Teaching Forum, 2006
This article discusses different approaches to reading instruction for EFL learners based on theoretical frameworks. The author starts with the bottom-up approach to reading instruction, and briefly explains phonics and behaviorist ideas that inform this instructional approach. The author then explains the top-down approach and the new cognitive…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Phonics