The Reading Pendulum: Phonics, Word Method, and Whole Language
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2018
Publication Title
Journal of Literacy Innovation
Volume
3
Issue
1
Abstract
The history of phonics in America has been consistently inconsistent. Phonics instruction in American classrooms has been praised at times while viewed as an evil years later. The pendulum shifts that characterize phonics instruction in America have been widely influenced by new methods and reading research including the Word Method and Whole Language. This literature review e encapsulates the research and theories that have influenced beginning reading trends in America, focusing on the rise and fall of phonics throughout time.
Keywords
Phonics, Phonics instruction, Word method, Whole language, Beginning reading
Language
eng
Repository Citation
Gould, C.,
Scott, C. E.
(2018).
The Reading Pendulum: Phonics, Word Method, and Whole Language.
Journal of Literacy Innovation, 3(1),