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Peer reviewedKorkeamaki, Riitta-Liisa; Dreher, Mariam Jean – Language Arts, 1993
Reviews the typical approach (synthetic phonics) to teaching reading in Finland. Suggests that teachers in English-speaking countries can learn from problems Finnish teachers face and vice versa. Finds that, despite a highly regular writing system, Finnish teachers find that a heavy phonics emphasis does not solve their reading instruction…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Elementary Education, Finnish, Foreign Countries
