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The '''whole language''' method is a method of teaching [[literacy|reading]] to [[child]]ren.  Whole language is also known as the "look-say" method.

The '''whole language''' method is a discredited method of teaching [[literacy|reading]] to [[child]]ren.  Whole language is also known as the "look-say" method. Asked to compare the "whole language" approach to [[phonics]], one experienced teacher observed, "Without no phonics there is no reading."<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIcC64U6KiU</ref>

The whole language method is in contrast to the [[phonics]] method.  Phonics teaches the individual components and sounds (or phonetic building blocks) which make up words, enabling the student to then determine the correct pronunciation, and often the meaning, of most words with relative ease.  The whole language method requires the student to recognize and learn new words as whole words, and rely on the context in which they appear, rather than on their phonetic building blocks, to determine their meanings.

The whole language method is in contrast to the [[phonics]] method.  Phonics teaches the individual components and sounds (or phonetic building blocks) which make up words, enabling the student to then determine the correct pronunciation, and often the meaning, of most words with relative ease.  The whole language method requires the student to recognize and learn new words as whole words, and rely on the context in which they appear, rather than on their phonetic building blocks, to determine their meanings.