I guess I can't imagine how reading could be taught w/o phonics as sound/spelling patterns are integral to learning to read an alphabetic language such as English. I would assume that it was not taught "directly" or "separately" from the reading experience. And just one more thing: I think of whole language as teaching more "top down", teaching skills and strategies within the context of authentic reading, not fill-in the blanks or rote memorization. In contrast, the phonics-based approach (which is supported by the far right, not the far left) used direct instruction of the components of reading, building up from "synthetic" parts to the eventual synthesis of reading for comprehension and enjoyment.
Carol ---- Beverlee Paul <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm sure from your experience it SEEMED as though there was no phonics being > taught. Not the same thing. > > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
