Trial & Error

Trial & Error

1. Late 1800s

   • Read Alouds & Primers
     • 1900-1919
       • Silent Reading
         • Teaching English= Teaching Reading
           • 1920-1929: Thorndike
             • Reading Skills=Problem Solving Skills
               • 1930-1940
                 • Basal Readers: Hot New Trend
                   • 1940s
                     • Basal Readers led to some more trends...
                       • 1
                         • 2
                           • 3
                             • 1950s
                               • Read & Write
                                 • DRILLS
                                   • 1960s
                                     • Teachers & Students interact with reading, writing, and discussion
                                       • Research by Chall
                                         • Reading Instruction must include small group instruction with: Comprehension, interpretation, application, word recognition, and phonics instruction
                                           • 1970s
                                             • Whole Language
                                               • 1980s
                                                 • When the United States reading education system was found by various literacy organizations to be failing, more research was completed and considered to come up with a solution
                                                   • 1990s-Present
                                                     • Balanced Literacy: Phonics + Whole Language = Successful Readers!
                                                       • 2011
                                                         • Rigorous Common Core
                                                           • Successful Readers??
                                                             • Only time, and trial, will tell...
       • 1911-National Council of Teachers of English

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