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The Reading Wars - Who is Right?
Raise your hand if you’ve ever heard of the reading wars.
This “battle” has been a long-standing argument between whole-language and phonics-based instruction. Over the last few decades (as more research has been done as a part of the Science of Reading movement), we have seen the pendulum swing back and forth and back again between these two reading approaches.
So… how do we know which is "right?" Keep reading to learn more about these two approaches and which is a fit for your students.