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To Read or Not to Read: Phonic-Rich vs. Whole-Language Teaching by C. Bradley Thompson "The use of whole language in U.S. schools has led to nothing but illiteracy, which in turn has led America's children to suffer needless academic failure and emotional distress."

The Phonics vs. "Whole Language" Controversy by Onkar Ghate "Influenced by John Dewey and his philosophy of Progressive education, they believe that the child must be encouraged to follow his feelings irrespective of the facts, and to have his arbitrary "opinions" regarded as valid."

Greatest Classroom Catastrophe in 50 Years: "The abandonment by teachers of the traditional method of teaching reading, known as phonics, precipitated the greatest educational catastrophe of the past 50 years. Their steadfast refusal to re-introduce the method, in the face of overwhelming evidence of sharply falling reading standards, represents the greatest educational betrayal of the past 20 years, reducing the life chances of an estimated four million children."

Blackboard Bungle: Why California Kids Can't Read Part I by Jill Stewart "In the eight years since whole language first appeared in the state's gradeschools, California's fourth-grade reading scores have plummeted to near the bottom nationally, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Indeed, California's fourth graders are now such poor readers that only the children in Louisiana and Guam…get worse reading scores."

Blackboard Bungle: Why California Kids Can't Read Part II by Jill Stewart "'If they tried to teach phonics or word attack skills to the kids who weren't getting it from the storybook and the invented writings, bureaucrats came in from their district office and ordered a stop to it. It was terrible stuff, virtually a new religion, a cult.'"

LESSONS BEST UNLEARNED: The disturbing facts underlying New York’s educational system are finally revealed

Working within a Progressive Tradition during Conservative Times "Goodman believes progressive education has both educational and socio-political agendas. Educators are primarily concerned with the intellectual engagement of children and view schools and classrooms as communities, he said. Skills are taught in the context of educationally stimulating material that students learn collectively and individually. The socio-political side focuses on an education that will give students from different backgrounds the intellectual tools to become active participants in what Goodman calls 'our imperfect democracy.'"

Are Some Forms of Dyslexia Man-Made? by Sam Blumenfeld "Are there people who are born dyslexic? Yes, but they are afflicted with so many other problems that their inability to learn to read is simply only one of them...However, the dyslexia we are talking about is...'educational dyslexia', that is, dyslexia, or reading disability, caused by the teaching method."

A Teachin' Deficit Disorder by James J. Campbell, M.D. "The number of children referred from the schools for medical evaluation and treatment of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Learning Disability (LD) has been increasing substantially each year. In assessing these children, I have become aware over the past two years that, for a large proportion of these children, the cause of their problem is the failure of the school’s instructional program to teach reading rationally and effectively."

Defending Ignorance by James J. Campbell, M.D. "In my practice of pediatrics, we regularly see a pattern of behavioral and emotional problems associated with cumulative reading and cognitive deficits resulting from the poor instructional programs."

The National Reading Panel Report: Missing the Point by James J. Campbell, M.D. "American teachers do not understand language and reading, and do not know how to teach these subjects. (A separate study of the NIHCHD referenced in the NY Times in 1968 found that over 80% of elementary school teachers did not know how to teach reading properly.)"