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Peer reviewedStahl, Steven A.; Miller, Patricia D. – Review of Educational Research, 1989
To examine the effects of whole language and language experience approaches on beginning reading achievement, a quantitative synthesis was performed on two databases: 5 first-grade studies of the United States Office of Education and 46 additional studies comparing basal reading approaches to whole language and language experience approaches. (SLD)
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Beginning Reading, Early Reading, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewedCooter, Robert B., Jr.; Flynt, E. Sutton – Reading Horizons, 1989
Describes a program in a first grade classroom in a rural school district which integrates holistic and direct instructional ideas by using the basal reader as one part of an otherwise holistic literacy program. Presents the major benefits of and some concerns about the program. (RS)
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Early Reading, Grade 1, Holistic Approach
