To find what each speaker at the Critical Balances conference has to say about each question, click
on the initial letter for each speaker: Richard Allington,
Phil Gough, P. David Pearson,
Taffy Raphael, and Constance Weaver. This will take you to the speaker's transcript.
After reading the response, click on "More on FAQ__"
to read the next response to that question.
1. What is the goal of reading instruction? What
do skilled readers do?
2. What is the best instruction for beginning readers?
3. When and how should we use direct or explicit
instruction?
4. What kinds of text best support early reading?
5. What have we learned about the role of reading
teachers?
6. What have we learned about the connections between the research process and
reading instruction?
7. What are the current realities of reading and
reading instruction in the United States?
8. What should we do from this point on to support
reading improvement?
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Posted October 1997
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