tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061447627654876009.post5603605672130438644..comments2023-06-25T08:26:11.820-04:00Comments on marjorie-palimpsests: Soft FocusMarjoriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13323661411548419175noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061447627654876009.post-38350380008134852542008-05-02T18:47:00.000-04:002008-05-02T18:47:00.000-04:00Oh my, there are many in our school district in Il...Oh my, there are many in our school district in Illinois who could relate to what you are saying. I taught 1st grade for 19 years and remember when phonics was forbidden (Whole Language)unless it came up in a story. We actually had to hide our basal readers from the principal. A couple of years later, the pendulum swung the other way and schools were looking for basal readers again. We were glad we kept ours.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.com