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ERIC Number: EJ436505
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-4056
Issues in Education: Beware of "Magic" Phonics Programs.
Anderson, William W.; Fordham, Ann E.
Childhood Education, v68 n1 p8-9 Fall 1991
Suggests seven reasons for parents to beware of popular commercial phonics programs designed to give their children a competitive edge in learning to read. Discusses what parents can do to promote their children's efforts to learn to read. (BB)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Developmental Stages, Early Childhood Education, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Materials, Parent Role, Phonics, Reading Aloud to Others, Reading Attitudes, Reading Programs, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Guides - Non-Classroom
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Parent Expectations