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From: Mary Bowman-Kruhm <MaryBK@jhu.edu>
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AWilder106@aol.com wrote:
> Dear Mary ann,
>
> i wish we could dump the term "whole language," it's imprecise. It sugggests
> that readers gulp down whole words without any analysis, and that is not
> true, except for sight words. Readers need print rich environments,
> interesting books, many ways to put reading and writing skills to use. I
> don't think the term "whole language" adds anything to the discussion.
>
Andrea: I agree "whole" heartedly.
==MaryBK
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Mary Bowman-Kruhm, Ed.D.
Ass't. Field Experience Coord., Special Education
Johns Hopkins University, School of Professional Studies
in Business & Education
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