Agree.I know John has said using Phonics, purely not as an add on or mixture of whole language methods, to teach reading will be radically important as improvement is relatively fast especially in early grades. Makes possible for kids to teach themselves as they are empowered and excited to read for the fun of it and excel. When I got the hang of sounding out words and was let lose in the school library there was no stopping and life has been immeasurably enriched.
Agree.I know John has said using Phonics, purely not as an add on or mixture of whole language methods, to teach reading will be radically important as improvement is relatively fast especially in early grades. Makes possible for kids to teach themselves as they are empowered and excited to read for the fun of it and excel. When I got the hang of sounding out words and was let lose in the school library there was no stopping and life has been immeasurably enriched.