Return-Path: <nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.9.0.Beta5/8.9.0.Beta5/980425bjb) with SMTP id OAA05814; Wed, 20 Oct 1999 14:25:27 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 14:25:27 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <19991020182222.70869.qmail@hotmail.com> Errors-To: lmann@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Jeanette Baldridge" <ginet_b@hotmail.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FOBASICS:160] Re: X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Status: OR Hi, I am an adult ed teacher and also teach writing for the University of Maine. As and adult ed teacher, I use Wilson Reading for very low level readers with great success. Recently, however, a comment was made by someone who teaches Reading Recover that she did not think Wilson was a good program. I am wondering what others think, especially in view of the fact that as a college writing teacher, I have found that the majority of students who are right out of high school, and who I assume have been taught with the whole language theory, cannot spell, punctuate, or write a correct sentence. I was unhappy with my own children's involvement with the whole language technique. Teachers seemed to stress writing in quantity as opposed to using correct grammar and punctuation. Any clarification will be very helpful. I would like to understand the philosophy behind both Reading Recover and the whole language system and how they are related. Jeanette Baldridge Bethel Adult Ed Bethel, Maine ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
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