University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

A consideration of skill hierarchy approaches to the teaching of reading

Mason, Jana M.; Osborn, Jean H.; Rosenshine, Barak V.

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Title
A consideration of skill hierarchy approaches to the teaching of reading
Author(s)
  • Mason, Jana M.
  • Osborn, Jean H.
  • Rosenshine, Barak V.
Issue Date
1977-12
Keyword(s)
  • reading skills hierarchy
  • whole word
  • sight-phonics
  • letter pattern control
Abstract
An historical and theoretical review is presented of the notion of a reading skills hierarchy. Sources of the major types of reading programs in current use are described. It is suggested that three types of programs can be Identified, namely, a whole word approach, sight-phonics, and letter-pattern control. The first two types of programs contain a similar non-skills hierarchy orientation while the third mentioned can be defined In terms of a hierarchy. A theoretical analysis of a reading skills hierarchy considered linguistic and cognitive viewpoints. It was argued that it is instructionally advantageous to construct a decoding hierarchy but not a comprehension skills hierarchy.
Publisher
  • Champaign, Ill. : University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Center for the Study of Reading.
  • Cambridge, Mass. : Bolt Beranek and Newman, Inc.
Series/Report Name or Number
Center for the Study of Reading Technical Report ; no. 042
Type of Resource
text
Language
eng
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Copyright 1977 Board of Trustees University of Illinois

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