| | The whole language approach is criticized by many [[conservative]]s and [[homeschooling|homeschoolers]], who prefer the phonics method. <ref>"The Phonics vs. 'Whole Language' Controversy", Onkar Ghate, ''Capitalism Magazine'' (February 25, 2005), http://www.capmag.com/articlePrint.asp?ID=4151</ref> | | The whole language approach is criticized by many [[conservative]]s and [[homeschooling|homeschoolers]], who prefer the phonics method. <ref>"The Phonics vs. 'Whole Language' Controversy", Onkar Ghate, ''Capitalism Magazine'' (February 25, 2005), http://www.capmag.com/articlePrint.asp?ID=4151</ref> |
| − | Indeed, this criticism is in part because [[leftist]] and cultural [[Marxist]] publications have lauded the whole language method as part of the broader changes which took hold after the 1960s; as the avowedly [[socialist]] ''Monthly Review'' puts it, "during the Vietnam era when campuses and high-schools broke into open-rebellion and, as a collateral result, critical pedagogy, whole language reading programs, inter-active, investigatory teaching gained a foothold..."<ref>"Notes from the Editors", ''Monthly Review'' Volume 60, Number 5, http://monthlyreview.org/nfte081001.php</ref>. | + | Indeed, this criticism is in part because [[leftist]] and cultural [[Marxist]] publications have lauded the whole language method as part of the broader changes which took hold after the 1960s; as the avowedly [[socialist]] ''Monthly Review'' puts it, "during the Vietnam era when campuses and high-schools broke into open-rebellion and, as a collateral result, critical pedagogy, whole language reading programs, inter-active, investigatory teaching gained a foothold ..."<ref>"Notes from the Editors", ''Monthly Review'' Volume 60, Number 5, http://monthlyreview.org/nfte081001.php</ref>. |
| | The "whole language" or "look-say" method became trendy in the United States following [[World War II]]. [[Rudolf Flesch]] was an early and influential critic of "whole language" teaching methods in his 1955 book ''Why Johnny Can't Read''.<ref>Flesch, Rudolf. ''Why Johnny Can't Read: And What You Can Do About It''.</ref> Flesch advocated a return to [[phonics]]. | | The "whole language" or "look-say" method became trendy in the United States following [[World War II]]. [[Rudolf Flesch]] was an early and influential critic of "whole language" teaching methods in his 1955 book ''Why Johnny Can't Read''.<ref>Flesch, Rudolf. ''Why Johnny Can't Read: And What You Can Do About It''.</ref> Flesch advocated a return to [[phonics]]. |