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... > social science subjects > education > education studies > education policy > educational reform > curriculum and instruction > whole language
... > social science subjects > psychology > applied psychology > educational psychology > instructional design > whole language
... > social science subjects > education > education studies > educational psychology > instructional design > whole language
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > language and communication > whole language
... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > communication studies > communication theory > semiotic, linguistic, and discursive orientations > language and communication > whole language

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whole language  

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  • Whole language is a philosophical perspective about how language is acquired. The premise of this perspective is that acquiring language is easy when it is kept whole and meaningful and it is hard when it is broken down into a series of discrete, isolated skills that are abstract and meaningless to the language learner. [Source: Encyclopedia of Bilingual Education; Whole Language]

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