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ERIC Number: EJ567317
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0034-0561
Where Are Teachers' Voices in the Phonics/Whole Language Debate? Results from a Survey of U.S. Elementary Classroom Teachers.
Baumann, James F.; Hoffman, James V.; Moon, Jennifer; Duffy-Hester, Ann M.
Reading Teacher, v51 n8 p636-50 May 1998
Reports on a nationwide survey of instructional beliefs and practices of elementary public school teachers. Finds that teachers generally do not assume a polar, either/or approach to phonics and whole language, but instead provide children a balanced eclectic program involving both reading skill instruction and immersion in enriched literacy experiences. (SR)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Phonics, Politics of Education, Reading Instruction, Reading Research, School Surveys, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Behavior, Teaching Methods, Whole Language Approach
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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