Download or read book Teaching Decoding in Holistic Classrooms written by Joseph Lloyd Eldredge and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1995 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An important new phonics book by this well-known expert in the field of whole language. This book gives future teachers all of the background and research- based strategies they need to introduce decoding instruction into a holistic classroom in a way that helps children master decoding skills and apply writing activities. KEY TOPICS: Four chapters present solid research evidence to support the book's position on whole language, decoding, phonemic awareness, phonics, and word recognition. Seven chapters then describe classroom-proven strategies for teaching decoding, and related skills, through direct instruction, in as few as ten minutes of classroom time per day.