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ERIC Number: EJ405142
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Whole Language: Three Themes for the Future.
Hiebert, Elfrieda H.; Fisher, Charles W.
Educational Leadership, v47 n6 p62-64 Mar 1990
A recent study comparing whole language and skills-oriented instruction found that students in whole language classes spent more time on cognitively complex literacy tasks. Educators need to balance the use of narrative and expository text, integrate subject matter areas, and use a variety of instructional grouping strategies. Includes 10 references. (MLH)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Literacy Education, Reading Instruction, Whole Language Approach, Writing Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Constructivism