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| Functional Literacy | 2 |
| Literacy | 2 |
| Basic Skills | 1 |
| English (Second Language) | 1 |
| Illiteracy | 1 |
| Instruction | 1 |
| Reading Ability | 1 |
| Spanish Speaking | 1 |
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| Harvard Educ Rev | 2 |
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| Martinez, Armando | 1 |
| O'Neill, Wayne | 1 |
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O'Neill, Wayne – Harvard Educ Rev, 1970
When children are taught to read, they are forced to erase all the concepts that they have developed up to that stage because the schools of today are unfortunately only interested in teaching their pupils to recognize printed words. (CK)
Descriptors: Functional Literacy, Illiteracy, Literacy, Reading Ability
Martinez, Armando – Harvard Educ Rev, 1970
Children of foreign families should receive instruction in their native language first. Only in this way can they ever make the transfer to English. (CK)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, English (Second Language), Functional Literacy, Instruction
