5: What's the Deal With Whole Language?

06/07/2023 47 min Temporada 1 Episodio 5
5: What's the Deal With Whole Language?

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Whole language is one of the most talked about developments in literacy instruction in the past several decades. In this episode of A Novel Idea, we take a look at the history and founders of this popular teaching philosophy and examine its effects on contemporary instruction. Featuring insight from:Dr. G. Reid Lyon, former director, NICHDNatalie Wexler (Twitter: @natwexler), author, The Knowledge GapKate Will, program coordinator, Iowa Reading Research CenterMelissa Loftus and Lori Sappington  (Twitter: @literacypodcast), co-hosts, Melissa and Lori Love LiteracyDr. Maryanne Wolf, author, Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain and Dyslexia, Fluency, and the Brain… & more. Episode transcript and sourceshttps://irrc.education.uiowa.edu/transcript-and-sources-novel-idea-episode-5A Novel Idea website: irrc.education.uiowa.edu/resources/novel-idea-podcast