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Rickenbrode, Robert; Walsh, Kate – American Educator, 2013
In 2000, the National Reading Panel report identified five essential components of effective reading instruction: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Yet a new study of university-based teacher preparation programs finds that few cover these components, leaving teachers without research-based expertise. (Contains 2…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Reading Fluency
Woodward, Arthur – American Educator, 1986
Argues that the prevalent use of textbook and teachers' guide packages is one of the greatest factors responsible for the current ills affecting teaching. Administrators have too frequently insisted on the slavish use of these prefabricated materials, which reflects a deprofessionalized image of teaching. (KH)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Instruction, Reading Materials, Teacher Administrator Relationship
McPike, Elizabeth, Ed. – American Educator, 1995
Examines the problem of children not learning to read well enough for reading to have a positive impact on their lives. It shows that while a large body of research exists on reading instruction, much of this knowledge has not made its way into the classroom. Five points about the reading problem and teaching effectiveness are addressed. (GR)
Descriptors: Decoding (Reading), Educational Malpractice, Educational Quality, Elementary Education
Adams, Marilyn J.; Bruck, Maggie – American Educator, 1995
Examines the research on the central role of decoding in reading, concluding that the position that whole language proponents take in equating learning to read with learning to talk and their reduction of decoding to an incidental place in the curriculum are wrong. The authors argue for a balanced approach to reading instruction. (GR)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Decoding (Reading), Educational Quality, Elementary Education
Beck, Isabel L.; Juel, Connie – American Educator, 1995
Offers suggestions for improving existing instructional materials found in widely used basal programs and a variety of strategies and engaging activities that teachers can use to help children master the alphabetic code. The authors argue against use of the drill method in reading instruction. (GR)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Decoding (Reading), Educational Quality, Elementary Education