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Chall, Jeanne S. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1989
Furthering the "Kappan" phonics debate, the author claims that her research results were misunderstood by critic Marie Carbo and that evidence concerning phonics' instructional benefits is cumulative, particularly for children at risk. Based on 80 years' empirical and theoretical support, Carbo's "no conclusion" stance is unsupportable. Includes…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, High Risk Students, Phonics, Reading Research
Learning to Read: The Great Debate 20 Years Later--A Response to "Debunking the Great Phonics Myth."
Chall, Jeanne S. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1989
Criticizes Marie Carbo's article, "Debunking the Great Phonics Myth" (in Kappan's November 1988 issue), for waging a relentless debate against phonics and falsely attributing low U.S. reading achievement scores to a phonics emphasis. Clears up confusions and inaccuracies in Carbo's article concerning first and second editions of the…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Phonics, Reading Research, Reading Strategies
