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Peer reviewedStrickland, Dorothy S. – Educational Leadership, 1998
As the phonics/whole-language debate continues, a method called "whole-part-whole" provides a balanced conceptual framework for thinking about and planning skills instruction. It addresses the need for teaching that is grounded in fundamental understandings about whole texts (stories, informational books, and poems), allows for indepth…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Elementary Education, Holistic Approach, Models
Peer reviewedFowler, Dorothy. – Educational Leadership, 1998
A first-grade teacher explains how she uses the whole-part-whole reading model with 15 youngsters. Rereading allows students to practice recently learned skills and strategies, while developing fluency and comprehension. Other exercises include reading aloud in pairs, deciphering the daily schedule, discussions of syllable and sound similarities,…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Educational Practices, Grade 1, Phonics
