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whole language

whole language noun: a method of teaching literacy that emphasises the recognition of words in an everyday context; often contrasted with phonics.

Noun

whole language (uncountable)

  1. A method of teaching literacy that emphasises the recognition of words in an everyday context; often contrasted with phonics.

Questions about whole language

What does whole language mean?
Whole language means a method of teaching literacy that emphasises the recognition of words in an everyday context; often contrasted with phonics.
What part of speech is whole language?
Whole language is a noun.

Words near whole language in the dictionary

  1. whole gyps
  2. whole heartily
  3. whole hog
  4. whole kit and caboodle
  5. whole kit and kaboodle
  6. whole language
  7. whole life order
  8. whole life orders
  9. whole life tariff
  10. whole life tariffs
  11. whole lung lavage

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