In the Whole Language Approach?

Also known as balanced literacy, the whole language approach is an educational philosophy that teaches children to read by using strategies that show how language is a system of parts that work together to create meaning.

What is meant by whole language approach?

Whole language is an approach to, or attitude toward. learning that sees language as a whole entity, and writing, speaking, reading, and listening should be integrated when learned.

How do you use the whole language approach?

The whole language approach provides children learning to read with more than one way to work out unfamiliar words. They can begin with decoding—breaking the word into its parts and trying to sound them out and then blend them together.