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| Phonics | 2 |
| Reading Instruction | 2 |
| Word Recognition | 2 |
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| Language Arts | 2 |
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| Artley, A. Sterl | 1 |
| Smith, Frank | 1 |
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Peer reviewedArtley, A. Sterl – Language Arts, 1977
A review of research on phonics, concluding that phonics instruction should be minimal. (DD)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Literature Reviews, Phonetics, Phonics
Peer reviewedSmith, Frank – Language Arts, 2003
Considers how public opinion and entire theories of teaching reading are based in the false Just So story--Just Sound Out, and you can read. Explains why sounding out is a handicap. Suggests a better alternative, teaching by recognizing words. (SG)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Elementary Education, Phonics, Politics of Education
