@spyoe Whole Language's goal is basically to make learning to read interesting and fun to the child, and I think that is very laudable. The problem with the implementation in California in the late 80s and early 90s was that they became zealots about it, with teachers forbidden from giving spelling tests. I think there is a lot of value in a Whole Language approach, and the zealotry with which it was implemented in California was the real problem.
@salemrush great! Hole Languish, love it! Got one for TC Readers Workshop? A repackaging of WL, the educrats keep recycling this junk in the classroom.
WL yuck, I have tutored hundreds who have not learned to read, write and spell due to this faulty mwthod. The Emperor has No Clothes here yet many teachers still use it, now called Teachers College Reading Workshop by Lucy Calkins who simply repackaged this and made millions.
The teacher should take on the role of decision maker- it is not whole language that is at fault.. but the teacher that blindly uses any approach to the extent that they can't supplement to meet the needs of their own students. Teachers should be knowledgeable enough to know that one approach doesn't work for any classroom- and whole language is just one "tool" in the toolbox.
Good stuff here. Aligned with the majority of research in literacy. I would not give credits to the NRP report. The NRP report has been discredit by most of the major researchers in literacy. I would encourage you to read, Reading the Naked Truth" by Gearld Coles.
NRP - HA! Obviously you have not read or analyzed the studies - or you are unfamiliar with education research. The NRP report has been discredit by most of the major researchers in literacy. I would encourage you to read, Reading the Naked Truth" by Gearld Coles. Ha. NRP. That's funny.
If a classroom is using Direct Instruction, the program created by Siegfried Engelmann, however, there is but one measure, and you don't have to visit the classroom.
Can the kids read?
Yes, shockingly, the outcome is important. WL advocates would want you to believe that whether the kids can actually read at the end of being taught is a subsidiary concern. Personally, I know what I want for my kids.
This was one of the troubling videos that inspired me to create a rebuttal: No More Sight Words (on YouTube). I'm glad to see that salemrush and broomunit have added very astute comments.
Please, call it what it is, Hole Languish, 'cause that's what you are sentencing these kids to. You intentionally set them up to fail so you can bury them with your didactics.
Don't foist this disaster on your country. In the US, WL forced so many parents to get tutors for their children that it became a dirty word. Those promoting WL had to change the name to "balanced literacy " so that this unfortunate discriminatory trend continues. Students who come to school with few skills, expected to "teach themselves," drawing on their own experiences, will always be behind their more affluent peers who came with an advantage. WL and BL preserve the economic status quo.
If you have volunteer teacher trainors, they can help us in our Early Childhood Development projects in the Philippines. Thank you for your kind attention.
This is an attack on America. Why can't Johnny read? He can't read because he was taught using the whole language method.
SleazyNice 2 weeks ago
@spyoe Whole Language's goal is basically to make learning to read interesting and fun to the child, and I think that is very laudable. The problem with the implementation in California in the late 80s and early 90s was that they became zealots about it, with teachers forbidden from giving spelling tests. I think there is a lot of value in a Whole Language approach, and the zealotry with which it was implemented in California was the real problem.
ncjuppiter 1 month ago
@salemrush great! Hole Languish, love it! Got one for TC Readers Workshop? A repackaging of WL, the educrats keep recycling this junk in the classroom.
abcwritestartread 2 months ago
WL yuck, I have tutored hundreds who have not learned to read, write and spell due to this faulty mwthod. The Emperor has No Clothes here yet many teachers still use it, now called Teachers College Reading Workshop by Lucy Calkins who simply repackaged this and made millions.
abcwritestartread 2 months ago
The teacher should take on the role of decision maker- it is not whole language that is at fault.. but the teacher that blindly uses any approach to the extent that they can't supplement to meet the needs of their own students. Teachers should be knowledgeable enough to know that one approach doesn't work for any classroom- and whole language is just one "tool" in the toolbox.
drlauriecurtis 2 months ago
Good stuff here. Aligned with the majority of research in literacy. I would not give credits to the NRP report. The NRP report has been discredit by most of the major researchers in literacy. I would encourage you to read, Reading the Naked Truth" by Gearld Coles.
andyaxe1976 6 months ago
Hmmm, have the whole language experts taken a peek at National Reading Panel results? Might pop their blown out of proportion bubble.
stocomotion 2 years ago
@stocomotion
NRP - HA! Obviously you have not read or analyzed the studies - or you are unfamiliar with education research. The NRP report has been discredit by most of the major researchers in literacy. I would encourage you to read, Reading the Naked Truth" by Gearld Coles. Ha. NRP. That's funny.
andyaxe1976 6 months ago
If a classroom is using Direct Instruction, the program created by Siegfried Engelmann, however, there is but one measure, and you don't have to visit the classroom.
Can the kids read?
Yes, shockingly, the outcome is important. WL advocates would want you to believe that whether the kids can actually read at the end of being taught is a subsidiary concern. Personally, I know what I want for my kids.
crypticlife 3 years ago
This was one of the troubling videos that inspired me to create a rebuttal: No More Sight Words (on YouTube). I'm glad to see that salemrush and broomunit have added very astute comments.
BruceDeitrickPrice 3 years ago
Please, call it what it is, Hole Languish, 'cause that's what you are sentencing these kids to. You intentionally set them up to fail so you can bury them with your didactics.
salemrush 3 years ago
Don't foist this disaster on your country. In the US, WL forced so many parents to get tutors for their children that it became a dirty word. Those promoting WL had to change the name to "balanced literacy " so that this unfortunate discriminatory trend continues. Students who come to school with few skills, expected to "teach themselves," drawing on their own experiences, will always be behind their more affluent peers who came with an advantage. WL and BL preserve the economic status quo.
broomunit 4 years ago
If you have volunteer teacher trainors, they can help us in our Early Childhood Development projects in the Philippines. Thank you for your kind attention.
akapbata 4 years ago