"Sounding out" words is a phonics, rather than a whole-language, technique. Although the whole-language movement began in the early 1970s, the dispute about reading instruction goes back much further.
Every school district in New York must revert to teaching phonics in grades pre-K through third, starting this fall, the ...
Changes to the reading curriculum are headed to schools in New York State. The Board of Regents recently decided phonics, the ...