"The book synthesizes information from diverse disciplines, including linguistics, neurology, education, economics, and politics. It is a must-read for literacy scholars, education and policy makers, and school administrators. It is also a valuable resource for classroom teachers and concerned parents who want to do something about the increasingly federalized school curriculum."—Language Arts"This book provides a missing facet in continuing efforts to expose the fallacies of the scientific research paradigm, by synthesizing the various coalitions behind...the current government mandates. I don't know of another work that pulls it all together and examines the motives behind the push for phonics. Strauss has extensive knowledge of various fields such as corporate and political agendas and quite brilliantly establishes the motives behind their intersection."—Elaine M. GaranCalifornia State University, Fresno"The Linguistics, Neurology, and Politics of Phonics: Silent 'E' Speaks Out works to reappropriate science and scholarship from a government that has its head in the sand about reading research and pedagogy. It is a wonderful contribution to the field. Theoretical and scholarly, it has a home on the shelves of linguists as well as reading researchers and graduate students in reading and literacy."—Richard J. MeyerUniversity of New Mexico

• Contents: R.L. Allington, Foreword. Preface. Part I: The Problem: An Alleged Literacy Crisis. The Literacy Crisis According to Corporate America. Corporate America's Education Reform. Political Support of the Corporate Agenda. Media Complicity in Promoting Neophonics. Part II: The Neophonics Solution: A Case of Contemporary Pseudoscience. The Variety of Scientific Methodologies. Problems With the Alphabetic Principle. Functional Neuroimaging and the Image of Phonics. Part III: Reclaiming the Science of Phonics. Three Definitions of Phonics. The Principle for Competing Phonics Rules. Theoretical Implications of r- Controlled Vowels. The Phonics of Silent e.The Naturalness of Exceptions to Phonics Rules. Applications of Scientific Phonics.Part IV: Defending Science and Democracy Against Neophonics. The Neophonics Counterrevolution in Science. Academic Imperialism Versus Academic Freedom. Postscript: A Formal Approach to Phonics.

"The book synthesizes information from diverse disciplines, including linguistics, neurology, education, economics, and politics. It is a must-read for literacy scholars, education and policy makers, and school administrators. It is also a valuable resource for classroom teachers and concerned parents who want to do something about the increasingly federalized school curriculum."—Language Arts"This book provides a missing facet in continuing efforts to expose the fallacies of the scientific research paradigm, by synthesizing the various coalitions behind...the current government mandates. I don't know of another work that pulls it all together and examines the motives behind the push for phonics. Strauss has extensive knowledge of various fields such as corporate and political agendas and quite brilliantly establishes the motives behind their intersection."—Elaine M. GaranCalifornia State University, Fresno"The Linguistics, Neurology, and Politics of Phonics: Silent 'E' Speaks Out works to reappropriate science and scholarship from a government that has its head in the sand about reading research and pedagogy. It is a wonderful contribution to the field. Theoretical and scholarly, it has a home on the shelves of linguists as well as reading researchers and graduate students in reading and literacy."—Richard J. MeyerUniversity of New Mexico

• Contents: R.L. Allington, Foreword. Preface. Part I: The Problem: An Alleged Literacy Crisis. The Literacy Crisis According to Corporate America. Corporate America's Education Reform. Political Support of the Corporate Agenda. Media Complicity in Promoting Neophonics. Part II: The Neophonics Solution: A Case of Contemporary Pseudoscience. The Variety of Scientific Methodologies. Problems With the Alphabetic Principle. Functional Neuroimaging and the Image of Phonics. Part III: Reclaiming the Science of Phonics. Three Definitions of Phonics. The Principle for Competing Phonics Rules. Theoretical Implications of r- Controlled Vowels. The Phonics of Silent e.The Naturalness of Exceptions to Phonics Rules. Applications of Scientific Phonics.Part IV: Defending Science and Democracy Against Neophonics. The Neophonics Counterrevolution in Science. Academic Imperialism Versus Academic Freedom. Postscript: A Formal Approach to Phonics.

"The book synthesizes information from diverse disciplines, including linguistics, neurology, education, economics, and politics. It is a must-read for literacy scholars, education and policy makers, and school administrators. It is also a valuable resource for classroom teachers and concerned parents who want to do something about the increasingly federalized school curriculum."—Language Arts"This book provides a missing facet in continuing efforts to expose the fallacies of the scientific research paradigm, by synthesizing the various coalitions behind...the current government mandates. I don't know of another work that pulls it all together and examines the motives behind the push for phonics. Strauss has extensive knowledge of various fields such as corporate and political agendas and quite brilliantly establishes the motives behind their intersection."—Elaine M. GaranCalifornia State University, Fresno"The Linguistics, Neurology, and Politics of Phonics: Silent 'E' Speaks Out works to reappropriate science and scholarship from a government that has its head in the sand about reading research and pedagogy. It is a wonderful contribution to the field. Theoretical and scholarly, it has a home on the shelves of linguists as well as reading researchers and graduate students in reading and literacy."—Richard J. MeyerUniversity of New Mexico

• Contents: R.L. Allington, Foreword. Preface. Part I: The Problem: An Alleged Literacy Crisis. The Literacy Crisis According to Corporate America. Corporate America's Education Reform. Political Support of the Corporate Agenda. Media Complicity in Promoting Neophonics. Part II: The Neophonics Solution: A Case of Contemporary Pseudoscience. The Variety of Scientific Methodologies. Problems With the Alphabetic Principle. Functional Neuroimaging and the Image of Phonics. Part III: Reclaiming the Science of Phonics. Three Definitions of Phonics. The Principle for Competing Phonics Rules. Theoretical Implications of r- Controlled Vowels. The Phonics of Silent e.The Naturalness of Exceptions to Phonics Rules. Applications of Scientific Phonics.Part IV: Defending Science and Democracy Against Neophonics. The Neophonics Counterrevolution in Science. Academic Imperialism Versus Academic Freedom. Postscript: A Formal Approach to Phonics.