A reading instruction method used in US schools from the 1980s to early 2000s that taught children to guess words based on context rather than sound them out phonetically.
"From the 1980s to the early 2000s, US schools replaced phonics with Whole Language, where kids were told to guess words based on vibes instead of sounding them out. If the sentence said *"The ___ sat on the mat"*, a kid might just guess "dog" or "rug" and move on."