The Politics of Phonics: Phonics fundamentalists and balanced literacy true believers
Former governor Bill Haslam (in a file photo) watched as former Tennessee First Lady Crissy Haslam (in a file photo) presented a book to young Tamera Tynes and mother Sierra Tynes as part of the Books From Birth program. (The Daily News)
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Most educators agree reading instruction in the earliest grades should include phonics, but that’s where the disagreements begin.
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