Teaching Decoding in Holistic Classrooms

An important new phonics book by this well-known expert in the field of whole language. This book gives future teachers all of the background and research- based strategies they need to introduce decoding instruction into a holistic classroom in a way that helps children master decoding skills and apply writing activities. Four chapters present solid research evidence to support the book's position on whole language, decoding, phonemic awareness, phonics, and word recognition. Seven chapters then describe classroom-proven strategies for teaching decoding, and related skills, through direct instruction, in as few as ten minutes of classroom time per day.Eldredge, J. Lloyd is the author of 'Teaching Decoding in Holistic Classrooms', published 1995 under ISBN 9780023322303 and ISBN 0023322306.