TY - GEN T1 - Closing the gap between research and practice : foundations for the acquisition of literacy A1 - De Lemos, Marion M. LA - English PP - Camberwell, Victoria, Australia PB - ACER YR - 2002 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocm55520603 AB - 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. OP - 41 CN - LC149 D45 2002eb SN - 0585496099 SN - 9780585496092 SN - 0864315848 SN - 9780864315847 KW - Literacy. KW - English language : Study and teaching (Primary) : Australia. KW - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES : Literacy. KW - English language : Study and teaching (Primary) KW - Literacy KW - Australia ER -