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ERIC Number: EJ385284
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Reference Count: 0
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Filling the Hole in Whole Language.
Heymsfield, Carla R.
Educational Leadership, v46 n6 p65-68 Mar 1989
Because both whole language and traditional skill-based instruction have strengths, educators should use a combined approach that includes direct instruction in phonics and reading comprehension skills along with whole language instruction. (Author/TE)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Holistic Approach, Language Arts, Language Experience Approach, Phonics, Reading Instruction, Reading Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Whole Language Approach