-> SK>Reading must be FREE of what is on the page????? I thought the
-> whole SK>point to reading was to interpret WHAT is on the PAGE?
-> As I understand it, some interpret the reading process as a fluid
-> motion - the reader's eyes flow across the page absorbing words,
-> images and information all as one process.
But, a researcher noted in the Jill Stewart article refutes the idea
that reading is _not_ the breaking down of every word on the page.
Besides, if this is what the person who made that statement meant, he
should have said so. Saying "reading should be FREE of what is on the
page" is some vague, emotional statement that is not clear what is meant
by that (although you do a good job of explaining it, given the amount
of time you've spent looking up articles on Whole Language).
-> If any of the material in the Jill Stewart article would be of any
-> use to you in that debate, Jill told me that she had, more or less,
-> turned that article into the public domain because of the importance
-> of the topic.  I would guess you could use some, or all , of that
-> article to help you in the discussion.
Thanks for the offer, but that "debate/discussion" is no longer in
progress. She did not respond to the last e-mail I sent her at the
beginning of the summer. Perhaps, though, I will post it to the
newsgroup.
Sheila
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