Closing the gap between research and practice : foundations for the acquisition of literacy /
For some decades, world-wide, there have been national initiatives toimprove literacy rates and standards. During the same period, concentrated research studies have been undertaken to find out howbest to achieve the desired improvements. Two main thrusts inteaching and learning how to read and writ...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Camberwell, Victoria, Australia :
ACER,
2002.
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| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=101472 |
| Summary: | For some decades, world-wide, there have been national initiatives toimprove literacy rates and standards. During the same period, concentrated research studies have been undertaken to find out howbest to achieve the desired improvements. Two main thrusts inteaching and learning how to read and write have emerged, often incontroversy. One is generally known as the 'whole language'approach and the other concentrates more on instruction in phonics. What works? This paper focuses on the theoretical assumptionsunderlying these two approaches to the teaching of literacy, and thestudies which have bee. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (41 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 37-41). |
| ISBN: | 0585496099 9780585496092 0864315848 9780864315847 |