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What is the problem with using Whole Language texts to teach reading to special needs children?

April 26, 2017children Language problem Reading teach texts

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What is the problem with using Whole Language texts to teach reading to special needs children?

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— **Scientific research has documented that (1) children learn spelling and reading better from systematic instruction of skills in spelling and reading, and that (2) using context does not appreciably help decoding (NICHD Studies, 2000).