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4 Reviews Found in Whole Language & Phonics:

	Phonics and Whole Language http://www.teachermag.com/context/topics/phonics.htm
	This casual, readable article recounts the conflict between phonics and whole language and carefully explains the philosophy behind each technique. Its solid, objective description makes this article a nice and easy place for parents to get an introduction to these issues. Teacher Magazine also provides useful lists of other article on phonics and whole language in their archives, related sites on the web, and suggested background reading.
	Phonics and Whole Language Learning: A Balanced Approach to Beginning Reading http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content3/phonics.whole.p.k12.3.html
	The National Association for the Education of Young Children offers what many parents are looking for—a discussion about combining phonics with whole language education to reap the benefits of both practices to improve a child’s reading ability. Rather than polarizing the two methods, the article suggests several useful ways in which parents can help their children, from infants to school-age, prepare and learn to read.
	Facts on the Nature of Whole Language Education http://www.ncte.org/wlu/08894f6.htm
	This is where to start if you want to learn about whole language education. Whole Language Umbrella, an organization of whole language educators, offers background information, history and key characteristics about whole language. Its primary flaws are the small font, somewhat abstract terminology, and its unabashedly positive endorsement of whole language education. But it’s a great starting point for parents who need a greater understanding of their child’s whole language formatted classroom.
	Whole Language Emerges at Murphy http://www.catalyst-chicago.org/12-95/125whole.htm
	This Chicago-area publication describes a typical day at a Chicago elementary school, emphasizing the increase in writing and cross-curricular themes which make learning more interesting and relevant. The article contains anecdotes and good descriptions of the variety of reading and writing activities in a successful classroom. It does not include any information parents could use to try to change curriculum at their children’s schools.