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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Templeton, Shane; Morris, Darrell – Reading Research Quarterly, 1999
Answers teachers' most frequently asked questions about spelling, including issues related to why English spelling is the way it is; how students learn to spell; selection and organization of spelling words; determining spelling levels; invented spelling; effective instructional activities; spelling strategies; assessment; and adjusting…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Language Arts
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Stahl, Steven A.; Duffy-Hester, Ann M.; Stahl, Katherine Anne Dougherty – Reading Research Quarterly, 1998
Reviews basic principles underlying word learning and phonics instruction. Discusses approaches to teaching phonics. Draws some tentative conclusions on how an integrated language-arts programs that includes phonics instruction might look in first-grade classrooms. (PA)
Descriptors: Grade 1, Language Arts, Phonics, Primary Education
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Freppon, Penny A.; Dahl, Karin L. – Reading Research Quarterly, 1998
Presents some of the conceptions of balanced instruction. Provides information about the research and theory supporting each one. Describes some of the practical implications for classroom practice. (PA)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Phonics