Mini Research Prospectus Does Whole Language Appr

Mini Research ProspectusNameDoes whole language approach achieve desirable results in relation to Lexile measure?Tutor’s Name02/04/2014Purpose StatementMeasurement of a student’s reading ability is vital in the success of learning process (ERIS, 2009). The whole language approach advocates for teaching children to read by recognizing words as complete whole pieces of language. It is thus believed that language must not be broken down into single letters and combination of letters for decoding. In this way, language becomes a complete structure of making sense and with all words jointly in relating to one other in context (Jonson, 2005). In relation to the Lexile measure, the focus turns on two main issues how difficult a text is or the student’s reading ability level. This study will then attempt to find out whether or not the whole language approach achieves desirable results in relation to Lexile measure. This happens after converting the reader’s results to a desirable Lexile measure. Two significant questions for consideration are; does the whole language allow readers make meaning of texts with ease? What are the results of a successful whole language approach on