A local newspaper reports the results of the reading achievement study in Exercise 2 above with the following headline: “Children Taught to Read by Phonics Outscore Students Taught to Read by Whole Language.” In an editorial, the newspaper editor suggests that the study be replicated locally, giving the phonics curriculum to children who live on the east side of town and attend Eastside Elementary School and giving the whole-language curriculum to children who live on the west side of town and attend Westside Elementary School. Write a letter to the editor of the newspaper in which you

a. Clarify the interpretation of the results of the reported study and

b. Cite problems in the design of the local study suggested by the newspaper editor.