Document Type

Thesis

Date of Degree Completion

1968

Degree Name

Master of Education (MEd)

Department

Education

Committee Chair

John E. Davis

Second Committee Member

Alan R. Bergstrom

Third Committee Member

Darwin J. Goodey

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of a phonetic reading approach, namely that published by the Economy Company, with a traditional basal reading approach upon reading achievement in the primary grades of the Peter G. Schmidt Elementary School, in Tumwater, Washington. A secondary purpose of the study was to compare the effects of the two approaches on spelling achievement in the second and third grades in the Peter G. ·Schmidt Elementary School.

Language

English

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