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ERIC Number: EJ331248
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Basal Readers: A Call for Action.
Goodman, Kenneth S.
Language Arts, v63 n4 p358-63 Mar 1986
Explores several concepts relevant to instructional materials that emerged from seminars sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English and the International Reading Association. Describes how basal readers--so prevalent in instruction--fall short of these concepts, and what can be done to improve instruction. (HTH)
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Educational Objectives, Instructional Improvement, Language Arts, Primary Education, Reading Material Selection, Reading Processes, Teaching Methods, Theory Practice Relationship
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Guides - Non-Classroom
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Language: English
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Identifiers: International Reading Association; National Council of Teachers of English
Note: Special Issue: Speaking with Society.