Unspeakable acts, unnatural practices : flaws and fallacies in "scientific" reading instruction / Frank Smith.

Author/creator Smith, Frank
Format Book
Publication InfoPortsmouth, NH : Heinemann, ©2003.
Descriptionviii, 103 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents Why reading is natural -- Making a mystery out of a marvel -- Clarifying some phon-ey words -- How phonics can become an educational hazard -- The just so story, obvious but false -- A federal fetish -- So how do you identify a new word? -- Just a matter of time -- Going bananas with mathematics -- When irresistible technology meets irreplaceable teachers.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 96-100) and indexes.
LCCN 2003008738
ISBN0325006199 (pbk. : alk. paper)