ERIC Number: EJ728576
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 24
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Making Sense of Written Language: A Lifelong Journey
Goodman, Ken
Journal of Literacy Research, v37 n1 p1-24 Spr 2005
In this article, the author, a Oscar Causey award winner, examines the major concepts that have characterized his 40-year career in literacy research. He describes how his understanding of these concepts developed, and particularly who and what influenced his work and how he used these influences. A summary of his current understandings and beliefs, and a discussion of the work currently being performed by himself and others that is shaping the future of these understandings and beliefs, are presented.
Descriptors: Written Language, Literacy, Miscue Analysis, Reading Fluency, Reading Processes, Beliefs, Whole Language Approach, Scientific Research, Reading Research
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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