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Peer reviewedGroff, Patrick – Reading Horizons, 1975
Argues that proponents of the sight method must reevaluate some of their advice to teachers in light of recent research. (RB)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Primary Education, Reading Instruction, Sight Method
Peer reviewedGroff, Patrick – Reading, 1974
Concludes that the sight method of teaching reading is discredited by recent research findings. (RB)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Literature Reviews, Primary Education, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedGroff, Patrick – Elementary School Journal, 1977
Shows two major handicaps in the anti-phonics movement which suggest that the future of the movement is doubtful: (1) the demonstrable weakness in both the theory and method of anti-phonics; (2) the increasing confidence that publishes and editors of widely used basal readers are placing in phonics. (BF/JH)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence, Phonics, Reading Instruction
Download full textGroff, Patrick – 1989
Numerous reviews of the experimental research conclude that phonics is indispensable in word recognition instruction. However, there have been numerous objections to phonics teaching over the years. Some of the intolerance of phonics teaching reflects a lack of knowledge about the subject. Critics suggest that phonics hinders children's learning…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Decoding (Reading), Educational Philosophy, Elementary Education
