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Durán, Leah; Hikida, Michiko – Phi Delta Kappan, 2022
Recent stories raising the alarm about students' poor reading skills and calling for greater attention to the "science of reading" represent the latest round in the ongoing "reading wars." Going back at least as far as the 1950s, scholars, pundits and policy makers have debated which teaching strategies are most successful at…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Reading Achievement, Reading Instruction, Equal Education
Carbo, Marie – Phi Delta Kappan, 2009
Many reading problems are caused by using the wrong teaching methods. This article advocates using a reading style inventory and matching the teaching method to the student's reading style. The author holds copyright to this article. (Contains 3 figures.)
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness, Reading Comprehension
Carbo, Marie – Phi Delta Kappan, 1987
Recent research on reading reveals many methods work for teaching reading. There are three individual reading styles: (1) those who need phonics, (2) those who can learn it but don't need it, and (3) those unable to learn phonics. The level of reading achievement depends on how well instructional program accommodates to an individual's reading…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Early Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Phonics