Publication Date
2-1-1994
Abstract
A local school district has adopted a reading series which is described by the series' authors as a whole language approach (Booth, 1984). In comparison to the three previously adopted reading series (Lippincott, Open Court, and American Book), this adoption decision represents a dramatic philosophical and instructional shift. This decision also represents an attempt to mandate holistic literature-based instruction, rather than to let it emerge as a grassroots, teacher-initiated change, which is considered by Goodman (1986) to be a more successful way to implement whole language.
Recommended Citation
Combs, M. (1994). Implementing a Holistic Reading Series In First Grade: Experiences With A Conversation Group. Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts, 34 (3). Retrieved from https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/reading_horizons/vol34/iss3/1
