Is there such a thing as “balanced literacy”? Problematizing the term

Chall, J. S. (2000). The academic achievement challenge: What really works in the classroom? New York, N.Y.: Guilford Press.
I am about 1/3 of the way through Chall’s last book, where she discusses views on school reform targeted towards those deemed as facing challenges in learning–and literacy learning in particular. Her outlook is based partly on data [...]

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