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ERIC Number: EJ594801
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0034-0561
What Is This Thing Called "Balance"?
Fitzgerald, Jill
Reading Teacher, v53 n2 p100-07 Oct 1999
Defines "balance" as a philosophical perspective about what kinds of reading knowledge children should develop and how those kinds of knowledge can be attained--rather than as one right approach to teaching. Outlines a set of philosophical beliefs and guiding principles for organizing a classroom reading program. Discusses benefits of thinking about balance as a philosophical outlook. (SR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Educational Philosophy, Educational Practices, Educational Principles, Elementary Education, Reading Instruction
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Balanced Reading Instruction