Do you know anything about the learning styles of Whole Language and Phonics? Whole
Language envoles the full process of reading, writing and speaking. Phonics is more like a game,
where you match sounds with letters and that is supposed to make learning fun. There is a lot of
Web sites filled with information located on the Internet about Whole Language and Phonics.
Most sites tend to debate which learning process might be better and some even think it is good to
combine the two learning styles together. Well, I found a website for Manatee Middle School,
which is located in Naples, Florida and there is a huge section titled, "Whole Language or
Phonics?". This section is written by Wendy Hopkins, who is a middle school teacher among
other things and she has a lot of information to give about this topic. The information given is a
debate, it goes deep into the advantages and disadvantages of both learning styles.
The Author Wendy Hopkins is a sixth, seventh and eighth grade teacher at Manatee
Middle School. She teaches sixth grade English, Science and Reading, while also teaching sixth,
seventh and eighth grade Television. Wendy Hopkins is definitely a very educated person with a
B.S. EL. ED. at the University of Oklahoma in 1977 and a M.S. Ed. in Technology with an
emphasis in Curriculum and Instruction at Florida Gulf Coast University in 1999. She also has
studied courses in Marine Biology and Mandarin Chinese, to widen her skills. Teaching at
Manatee Middle School, with a Mission Statement: "The Mission of Manatee Education Center is
to foster a mutual commitment to academic excellence and creativity between school, home and
the community by promoting individuality, self-esteem and wellness." and the website is
maintained Wendy Hopkins herself. The site is an organization (.org), used to promote better
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