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2023-12-05 Science & Technology

A Study from California Finds Teaching Phonics Works, Even in Low-Performing Schools

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Posted by Besoeker 2023-12-05 06:10|| || Front Page|| [22 views ] Top

#1 In other news: An article from Psychology Today states that learning to write in cursive is an important tool for cognitive development.

Posted by Besoeker 2023-12-05 06:15|| 2023-12-05 06:15|| Front Page Top

#2 Teaching reading, writing, arithmetic. That is a radical and racist concept.

Posted by Procopius2k 2023-12-05 06:56|| 2023-12-05 06:56|| Front Page Top

#3 This is why they won't do it. They want stupid out there, so they can continue to run things.

Posted by ed in texas 2023-12-05 08:46|| 2023-12-05 08:46|| Front Page Top

#4 The opposite of the phonics method is the 'whole language' method. This latter method was widely adopted in the 1990s in the USA despite the fact that there was never any legitimate support for that method.

I think that by 2000 or so, the 'whole language' method was generally considered to be discredited but because, G W Bush's 'No Child Left Behind' emphasized phonics, a number of leftists decided to emphasize 'whole language'. However, study after study showed the whole language method didn't work. I think there are still 'whole language' hot spots although these include 'phonics' in what they call a 'balanced literacy' approach.

The entire historic episode of 'whole language' theory is a grave indictment of the education system.

Posted by lord garth 2023-12-05 16:23|| 2023-12-05 16:23|| Front Page Top

#5 Sort of like what happened with Common Core. Started teaching Algebra and Theory before kids had their addition tables memorized.

Posted by swksvolFF 2023-12-05 16:29|| 2023-12-05 16:29|| Front Page Top

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