Unless you’re an elementary teacher, balanced literacy instruction may be a new concept to you. What is it, anyway? What happened to phonics? What about whole language? Which is better? Why does the pendulum continue to swing from one method to another? And why can Johnny still not read? Welcome to the reading war. These questions have been the heart of heated controversy for … [Read more...]
Word Study Makes Language Learning Fun
Many students find word study to be one of the most enjoyable components of balanced literacy instruction. Teachers find it to be one of the most powerful. That’s because reading ability dramatically improves as students use meaningful games and activities to discover: Letters and the sounds they make How to pick out root words, and how suffixes and prefixes can change the … [Read more...]
