Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 1 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 1 |
Descriptor
Source
| Phi Delta Kappan | 7 |
Author
| Busch, Jackie S. | 1 |
| Carbo, Marie | 1 |
| Coles, Gerald | 1 |
| Haberman, Martin | 1 |
| Rosow, La Vergne | 1 |
| Schuler, Viola A. | 1 |
| Wolf, Maryanne | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 6 |
| Opinion Papers | 3 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 3 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
Education Level
| Early Childhood Education | 1 |
| Elementary Education | 1 |
| Kindergarten | 1 |
| Preschool Education | 1 |
| Primary Education | 1 |
Audience
| Practitioners | 1 |
| Teachers | 1 |
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Direct linkWolf, Maryanne – Phi Delta Kappan, 2019
Because reading is not a natural process like language, young learners must be taught to read. Knowledge about how the reading brain develops has critical implications for understanding which teaching methods to use and helps reconceptualize previous debates. In this excerpt from "Reader Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World",…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Brain, Teaching Methods, Decoding (Reading)
Coles, Gerald – Phi Delta Kappan, 2004
In this article the author argues that the new "brain glitch" research is theoretically, empirically, and conceptually deficient. The author states that claims about the results of brain imaging studies constitute an ideological barrier to a sounder understanding of the connections between brain activity and learning to read. This work is a danger…
Descriptors: Reading Readiness, Brain, Diagnostic Tests, Reading Instruction
Haberman, Martin – Phi Delta Kappan, 1989
Unfortunately for students, school reading has become an institution-- a powerful, organized machine that dooms the whole educational enterprise to mediocrity. This article presents 31 grievances against the present system and advocates replacing the vacuous, contrived subject called reading with the teaching of genuine subjects. (MLH)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Instructional Innovation, Literacy, Reading Instruction
Schuler, Viola A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1985
Outlines the story of one first-grade student's successful struggle with learning to read. (MD)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Elementary Education, Phonics, Reading Improvement
Rosow, La Vergne – Phi Delta Kappan, 1992
Describes a literacy expert's frustrating experience with Harry, an intelligent, resourceful, and illiterate man who was more afraid of tackling reading and writing than of jumping out of a helicopter. Unfortunately, some adults who have been mistreated in school are eager to become literate but lack courage to take the first step. (six…
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Fear, Illiteracy
Busch, Jackie S. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1978
Television has had a major impact on the reading habits and achievement of children. Preschool and primary students benefit the most from viewing but after age 12, students' total knowledge declines as they increase viewing. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Commercial Television, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Reading Ability
Carbo, Marie – Phi Delta Kappan, 1987
Recent research on reading reveals many methods work for teaching reading. There are three individual reading styles: (1) those who need phonics, (2) those who can learn it but don't need it, and (3) those unable to learn phonics. The level of reading achievement depends on how well instructional program accommodates to an individual's reading…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Early Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Phonics
