Rethinking Phonics: Making the Best Teaching Decisions

by Patricia L. Scharer and Karin Dahl

Book Overview

"One-size-fits-all phonics lessons," Karin Dahl and her coauthors assert, "may be too big for some students, too short in the sleeves for others." Before children can make sense of phonics study, they first must learn that print conveys meaning. Children who do not have this foundation concept may do phonics workbook pages, but without understanding or processing the concepts.

That's why--unlike books on traditional phonics teaching--Rethinking...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0325003564
• ISBN13: 9780325003566
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.5" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 2