The logographic nature of English alphabetics and the fallacy of direct intensive phonics instruction

Journal of Early Childhood Literacy

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 299-319

  Strauss, Steven L ^a,c   Altwerger, Bess ^b  

^a Franklin Square Hospital   (United States)

^b TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Franklin Square Hospital Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Alphabetic writing; Logographic writing; Neuroimaging; Phonics; Whole language

Indexed keywords

EID: 43049118463     PISSN: 14687984     EISSN: 17412919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468798407083664     Document Type: Article

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