Re: Family Literacy

[Molly Pearson <mapearso@GTE.NET>]

Hello.
It saddens me that in the 15 years since I finished my masters in reading,
the same old arguments are still going on!  The synthetic phonics vs. whole
language debate--which substituted for substance at times--was the reason I
took a 5 year break in the middle of getting my master's degree.   As in
life in general,  the answers are not to be found at the extreme opposite
ends of the spectrum, but with a balance somewhere in between, adjusted as
necessary for each learner.
Molly

--
Molly Pearson, Librarian
Lakewood Elementary and English Crossing Libraries
Lakewood School District, Lakewood, WA  (north of Seattle)
mapearso@gte.net

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