I have just been updating links for the references in the handbook for Gilead® Success with Phonics and I could not find a link for “The war of the words”, by Jane Cadzow, The Age Good Weekend pp. 22-27. Melbourne Australia, October 4, 2003
This is a good article that gives an overview of the history of the two main opposing philosophies of teaching reading. Well worth a read.
With regard to the last paragraph’s reference to “coloured glasses”, this is quite a separate issue from the method of reading instruction. Check out http://irlen.com for more information.
Here is a copy of the “The war of words”: The war of the words
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