Tom Toles for March 22, 1998
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Transcript:
Boy: M-y My. Book. Mom, what's the meaning and context here? Experts are trying to reconcile the various theories about teaching reading. Some have favored 'phonics' teaching kids letter sounds. Others promote 'whole language,' having kids concentrate on meaning and context. More recently, some have questioned the purpose of teaching them to read at all.
