Language, Literature & Literacy

Apr. 21, 2006

"Phonics" Versus "WL"

Don't let the title, "Decodable Words Versus Predictable Text" fool you.

Patrick Groff's essay very carefully gives the reader complete, discriminating details between learning to read by "sound" (a.k.a. "phonics" or "alphabetic system") and learning to read by "meaning" (a.k.a. "whole language" or "look-say' or multiple variations thereof), which are the two major reading instruction philosophies that continue to war with each other.

Every parent should read this article, once, twice, or as many times as it takes to fully understand the difference between the two. Your child's future reading proficiency and your child’s love of the written word might well depend upon how well you understand this controversy and how pure your reading instruction methods really are.

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Jul. 19, 2006 - Reading - - WL vs Phonics

Posted by blessedbyone

Way to go! The article referred to is well written and IS so very important for anyone teaching reading to recognize and acknowledge both. Reading is a science and it should be taught with the consistency and scientific methodology it deserves! Reading has high priority in our home. We have read to our daughter since before she was born and continue to read to her nine years later. She read at three - but she still loves to have books read aloud to her.

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