Reading Tips for Parents (Phonics Vs. Whole Language Debate) I was a teacher in grades 4th-8th for eight years and at four different schools; we moved around a lot for my husband's job. I found that each school I taught at had a different approach to how they wanted to teach reading. When I first started teaching there was a huge push towards the whole language movement. After teaching a little while, I then encountered co-workers that said … [Read more...]