Beginning to Read reconciles the debate that has divided theorists for decades over what is the "right" way to help children learn to read Beginning to Read reconciles the debate that has divided theorists for decades over the "right" way to help children learn to read Drawing on a rich array of research on the nature & development of reading proficiency Adams shows educators that they need not remain trapped in the phonics versus teaching-for-meaning dilemma She proposes that phonics can work together with the whole language approach to teaching reading & provides an integrated treatment of the knowledge & process involved in skillful reading the issues surrounding their acquisition & the implications for reading instruction A Bradford Book