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ERIC Number: EJ386933
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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The Whole Language Approach: Teachers between a Rock and a Hard Place (Research Views).
Mosenthal, Peter B.
Reading Teacher, v42 n8 p628-29 Apr 1989
Discusses the difficulties teachers face with the current dual emphasis on teaching from a whole language curriculum while teaching cultural literacy and evaluating with standardized tests. Asserts that researchers need to focus on the complementarity between these approaches. (MM)
Descriptors: Curriculum Problems, Educational Philosophy, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Reading Instruction, Standardized Tests, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Curriculum Emphases; Educational Issues; Whole Language Approach
Note: Special Issue: Empowering Both Teachers and Students.