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  2. Balanced literacy - Wikipedia

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    Balanced literacy is a theory of teaching reading and writing the English language that arose in the 1990s and has a variety of interpretations. For some, balanced literacy strikes a balance between whole language and phonics and puts an end to the so called "reading wars". Others say balanced literacy, in practice, usually means the whole ...

  3. Balanced scorecard - Wikipedia

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    The balanced scorecard was initially proposed as a general purpose performance management system. [4] Subsequently, it was promoted specifically as an approach to strategic performance management. [5] The balanced scorecard has more recently become a key component of structured approaches to corporate strategic management. [6]

  4. Whole language - Wikipedia

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    Whole language is a philosophy of reading and a discredited [8] educational method originally developed for teaching literacy in English to young children. The method became a major model for education in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, and the UK in the 1980s and 1990s, [7] despite there being no scientific support for the method's effectiveness. [9]

  5. Balanced anesthesia - Wikipedia

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    Balanced anesthesia, also known as multimodal anesthesia (also spelt: anaesthesia), is a technique used to induce and maintain anesthesia in patients undergoing surgery or certain medical procedures.

  6. Balance theory - Wikipedia

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    The consistency motive is the urge to maintain one's values and beliefs over time. Heider proposed that "sentiment" or liking relationships are balanced if the affect valence in a system multiplies out to a positive result. Research in 2020 provided neuroscientific evidence supporting Heider's balance theory. A study using neuroimaging ...

  7. Phonics - Wikipedia

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    Reading by using phonics is often referred to as decoding words, sounding-out words or using print-to-sound relationships.Since phonics focuses on the sounds and letters within words (i.e. sublexical), [13] it is often contrasted with whole language (a word-level-up philosophy for teaching reading) and a compromise approach called balanced literacy (the attempt to combine whole language and ...

  8. What is 'lemonading'? Why playful people are better at coping ...

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    According to a new study, those who take the more playful approach are better at finding creative solutions to cope and deal with adversity. But even if your immediate reaction isn’t to make ...

  9. Synthetic phonics - Wikipedia

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    Systematic phonics does not include methods such as embedded phonics and phonics mini lessons which are found in the Whole Language approach and the Balanced Literacy approach. Systematic phonics is sometimes mischaracterized as "skill and drill" with little attention to meaning. However, researchers point out that this impression is false.