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Author Chall, Jeanne S. (Jeanne Sternlicht), 1921-1999.

Title Learning to read: the great debate; an inquiry into the science, art, and ideology of old and new methods of teaching children to read, 1910-1965 [by] Jeanne S. Chall.

Publication Info. New York : McGraw-Hill [1967]

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Location Call No. Status
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  372.4 C35    Check Shelf
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  372.41 C437L c.2  Check Shelf
Description 372 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Series The Carnegie series in American education
Carnegie series in American education.
Contents [Pt.] 1. What the debate is all about -- The conventional wisdom and its challengers -- Challenged and challengers speak their minds -- [Pt.] 2. The evidence: research on beginning reading instruction -- Research on beginning reading -- science or ideology? -- Experimental evidence on approaches to beginning reading -- The ABC's of reading: is the alphabet necessary? -- Reading failure -- is method at fault? -- [Pt.] 3. The basal-reading series -- as bad as the critics say? -- What is a basal-reading series? -- A look at the Basal-reading series -- [Pt.] 4. Children learning to read -- In the classroom -- Forces for and against change -- Where do we go from here? Conclusions and recommendations.
Note "Final report of the City College-Carnegie Reading Study (1962-1965) submitted to the Carnegie Corporation of New York, September 1965."
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 315-335.
Subject Reading (Elementary)
Reading, Psychology of.
Added Author City University of New York. City College.
Carnegie Corporation of New York.
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