Named methods for teaching reading and mathematics, including whole language, synthetic phonics, balanced literacy, structured literacy, reciprocal teaching of reading comprehension and the Singapore mathematics method. A method belongs here when the cited article defines it as a way of teaching reading, writing or mathematics. It excludes language teaching methods for second languages, which sit in their own group. These methods are compared in debates over how best to teach children to read and to calculate.
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Wikipedia: Whole language
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Whole language is a discredited philosophy of reading and an educational method originally developed for teaching literacy in English to young children.
Synthetic phonics - Wikipedia
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Synthetic phonics, also known as blended phonics or inductive phonics, is a method of teaching English reading which first teaches letter-sounds (grapheme/phoneme correspondences) and then how to blend (synthesise) these sounds to achieve full pronunciation of whole words.
Balanced literacy - Wikipedia
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Balanced literacy is an approach to teaching reading and writing the English language that arose in the 1990s and has a variety of interpretations.
Singapore math - Wikipedia
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Singapore math (or Singapore maths in British English) is a teaching method based on the national mathematics curriculum used for first through sixth grade in Singaporean schools.
Reciprocal teaching, Wikipedia
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Reciprocal teaching is an instructional method designed to foster reading comprehension through collaborative dialogue between educators and students.
Structured literacy - Wikipedia
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Dr. Jamie Metsala, co-author of the Right to Read inquiry report, believes that Structured Literacy may have an important impact on how literacy will be taught in Canada.
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