phonics and context

Mike Cole (mcole who-is-at weber.ucsd.edu)
Tue, 23 Mar 1999 08:55:49 -0800 (PST)

Hi Ilda--

(Dr Ilda!):

You write:
I do not believe that a phonics approach
leads to decontextalized instruction. That is way too simplistic.

If I understand Ken correctly, he is saying that just the "way too
simplistic" manner of dealing with decoding is being institutionalized
in California.

Is he wrong?
mike