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Peoples, Arthur C.; Nelson, Rosemery O. – Journal of Reading Behavior, 1977
This study examined the differences in total number of eye movements, direction of the reading scan, and total scanning time of good and poor second-grade readers who were being taught reading by either the phonics or sight-recognition method. (HOD)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Comparative Analysis, Eye Movements, Grade 2
Dahl, Karin L.; Scharer, Patricia L.; Lawson, Lora L.; Grogan, Patricia R. – 2001
Before children can make sense of phonics study, they first must learn that print conveys meaning. Children who do not have this foundation concept may do phonics workbook pages, but without understanding or processing the concepts. That is why--unlike books on traditional phonics teaching--this book emphasizes the making of sound instructional…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Individualized Instruction, Language Arts, Learning Activities
Morris, Dawn – 2001
A child's ability to read is at the very foundation of his or her learning in school and plays a significant role in scholastic success. Although no one literacy model can ever represent the range of diverse learners in our schools, Cunningham, Hall, and Defee's literacy model known as Four-Block attempts to meet the needs of as many learners as…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Diversity (Student), Grade 1, Instructional Effectiveness
Osborn, Jean; Stahl, Steven; Stein, Marcy – 1997
The number of packages--kits, games, computer discs, audiotapes, and videotapes--offering phonics instruction is growing almost daily. These commercial packages are marketed to parents to use with their children or to teachers and school districts as supplements to classroom programs of reading instruction. This booklet outlines questions which…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Instructional Materials, Media Selection, Phonics
Rosen, Michelle – 2003
This phonics lesson offers a clear instructional format for teaching onset and rime. The "ig" rime is demonstrated through the use of literature, independent and cooperative learning, critical thinking, and hands-on activities. Instruction is conducted in both an explicit and implicit manner. During two to three 40-minute sessions,…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Critical Thinking, Evaluation Methods, Independent Study
Zgonc, Yvette – 2000
This book provides the tools classroom teachers need to determine which children lack the phonological awareness skills needed to become successful readers as well as to pinpoint deficiencies and address various needs. The book's unique features include the following: a comprehensive assessment that measures children's phonological awareness…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Class Activities, Decoding (Reading), Learning Activities
WGBH-TV, Boston, MA. – 2001
"Between the Lions" is an award-winning PBS television series based on a comprehensive literacy curriculum that combines phonics and whole language. This guide has been created to help first grade teachers use "Between the Lions" in their classrooms to enhance their reading lessons. The guide is filled with engaging activities,…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Curriculum Enrichment, Grade 1, Learning Activities
Education Service Center Region 13, Austin, TX. – 1998
Containing four sections of materials for workshop presenters to teach phonics and word recognition, this guide assists early reading program educators (grades K-3) in enhancing the Reading and Language Arts knowledge and skills of Texas students. Section 1, an introduction, defines the purpose of the guide and outlines six goals. Section 2,…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Instructional Innovation, Phonics, Primary Education
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Leinhardt, Gaea; Engel, Mary – Evaluation Review, 1981
This article documents evaluations of the New Primary Grades Reading System (NRS). NRS was implemented in a variety of settings. Evaluations track implementation from early stages of pilot testing through large-scale adoption of NRS. Accumulation of evidence regarding success of innovation across settings allows greater confidence in conclusions…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Comparative Analysis, Educational Innovation, Individualized Instruction
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Kibby, Michael W. – Reading Research Quarterly, 1979
Reports on an investigation of the effects of teaching first grade children two sets of six words by phonics and sight word methods in three instructional conditions with either a selection or production response. (MKM)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Grade 1, Phonics, Primary Education
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Freppon, Penny A.; Dahl, Karin L. – Language Arts, 1991
Suggests new bases of information that need to be considered in deciding how to handle phonics effectively in beginning reading and writing instruction. Presents a description of phonics instruction in the classroom of a teacher of a whole language kindergarten. (MG)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Instructional Effectiveness, Kindergarten, Language Acquisition
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Weisberg, Paul; And Others – Journal of Educational Research, 1989
Results of two experiments involving kindergarten and first grade students indicate that oral blending of dictated sounds into consonant-vowel-consonant words was markedly and significantly better when no pauses intervened between sounds than when pauses of one or three seconds intervened. Interactions between pause interval and word familiarity…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Decoding (Reading), Grade 1, Kindergarten Children
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Moore, Sharon Arthur; Moore, David W. – Arizona Reading Journal, 1990
Explores why so many people in Arizona--and elsewhere--have polarized themselves with regard to beginning reading instruction. Finds that at the root of this debate lie fundamental beliefs about the role of authority in child rearing. (SR)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Child Rearing, Educational Attitudes, Holistic Approach
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McIntyre, Ellen – Reading Horizons, 1993
Discusses three children who successfully learned phonics in three very different instructional settings (conventional, whole language, and tutoring in a learning center). Notes that the children developed in similar ways, yet at different rates; the teachers nudged the learners toward literacy development; and writing was a part of the curriculum…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Decoding (Reading), Instructional Effectiveness, Phonics
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Norman, Kimberly A.; Calfee, Robert C. – Reading Teacher, 2004
An instrument for assessing young students' understanding of the English orthographic system is presented. The Tile Test measures understanding of phoneme awareness, letter-sound correspondences, decoding and spelling of words, sight-word reading, and the application of decoding and spelling in sentences. Metalinguistic questions embedded within…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Phonics, Primary Education
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