The great reading disaster : reclaiming our educational birthright / Mona McNee & Alice Coleman.

By:

McNee, Mona

Contributor(s):

Coleman, Alice, 1923-

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781845403836
1845403835

Subject(s): Genre/Form:

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Great reading disaster.DDC classification:

372.43 22

LOC classification:

LB1573 .M3924 2007eb

Online resources:

Click here to access online

Contents:

Pt. 1. Understanding the great reading disaster -- pt. 2. The watchdogs that failed -- pt. 3. The struggle for reform -- pt. 4. The way ahead.

Summary: By the late 1980s half the nation's children were receiving eleven years of progressivist schooling that failed to give them even the elementary basis of education that was completed by the age of seven in earlier days. This great reading disaster was caused by the 'look-say' method of teaching, which presented whole words not individual letters. This book explains the causes and provides the solution to this problem.In 2006, the Secretary of State for Education and Skills has ordered schoo...

Item type:

Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.

Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)

Holdings
Item type	Home library	Collection	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Date due	Barcode
Electronic-Books	OPJGU Sonepat- Campus	E-Books EBSCO			Available

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

Pt. 1. Understanding the great reading disaster -- pt. 2. The watchdogs that failed -- pt. 3. The struggle for reform -- pt. 4. The way ahead.

By the late 1980s half the nation's children were receiving eleven years of progressivist schooling that failed to give them even the elementary basis of education that was completed by the age of seven in earlier days. This great reading disaster was caused by the 'look-say' method of teaching, which presented whole words not individual letters. This book explains the causes and provides the solution to this problem.In 2006, the Secretary of State for Education and Skills has ordered schoo...

eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - Worldwide

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.