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Download full textEdiger, Marlow – 2002
This paper explores the philosophical considerations involved in literacy. It explains that one concept that is emphasized in discussions of literacy is "the basics," which are defined as essential skills, such as the association of phonemes with graphemes. This paper notes that "the basics" movement presently stresses the…
Descriptors: Back to Basics, Elementary Education, Literacy, Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence
